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Head of a Man
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head of a man has hair behind his ears to his shoulders. It is broken off at shoulder height. The man's nose is damaged and his hair and neck have been repaired. The piece is of routine workmanship and is probably New Kingdom, but 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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
22.403