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Head of King
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The king wears the royal "nemes" head cloth adorned with a coiled uraeus serpent on the brow. A confident smile, crisply defined eyes, and a sense of detachment and self-satisfaction are common in the facial features of Ptolemaic Period sculptures.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/25/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 11/13/1972 | Treatment | coated; stabilized |
| 4/1/1989 | Examination | survey |
| 10/6/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 11/1/2000 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/11/2001 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 15/16 in. (7.9 x 5.8 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
22.389