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Head of a Priest
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head is carved in the round. The priest's head is shaven with a round top. The back of the head is broken off. This piece is stylistically somewhat different from the usual bald priest heads. The piece is of mediocre workmanship.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
22.360