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Head of a Priest
664-525 BCE (Late Period; Saite)
gray granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head is carved in the round. The priest's head is shaven with a flat top. His ears are broken off, and traces are polished away. His nose, mouth, and chin are restored.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 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.
22.358