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Head of a Man
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Images of men during the Ptolemaic Period are either idealized or realistic, showing lines and wrinkles. The so-called realistic images were not individual portraits, but were meant to represent a traditional mature official. This head has a youthful, idealized face with a characteristic half smile.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
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.
22.362