Male Head

Description Provenance Credit

Description This male head has ashort wig, similar to those of the Old Kingdom (2707-2020 BCE). The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [D.K. No. 2849 MR 099]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923 [mode of acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

1070-714 BCE or modern (Third Intermediate Period or modern)

Medium

black granite
(Sculpture)

Accession Number

22.308

Measurements

H: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View