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Head and Bust of a King
945-712 BCE or modern (Third Intermediate Period or modern)
red standstone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head and bust of a king has a uraeus and a long wig. The piece has been broken and repaired, and the shoulders and back were apparently not completed. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as 22nd dynasty from Upper Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.400