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Head of a King
306-30 BCE or modern (Ptolemaic or modern)
black granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This sculpture of a king has a helmet with a uraeus. It is broken off at the neck; the head of the uraeus is also lacking. Otherwise, the piece is well preserved; however, it is probably a forgery.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Daguerre [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1987-1992 | Artful Deception: The Craft of the Forger. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City; Portland Museum of Art, Portland; The Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester; The Barnum Museum, Bridgeport. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | condition | |
| 10/14/1963 | Treatment | re-housed; loss compensation |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.156