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Head of Kebhesenuf

Description Provenance Credit

Description This falcon-headed deity wears a royal head cloth. The bottom is flat with a rectangular cutting, possibly indicating that the head was meant for attachment to a body of a different material.

Provenance "Sheikh of the Pyramids," before 1930, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, 1930, Baltimore [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

mid 16th-early 11th century BCE (New Kingdom?)

Medium

Egyptian faience
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.1652

Measurements

H: 7/8 x W: 3/4 x D: 7/8 in. (2.16 x 1.96 x 2.2 cm)

Location Within Museum

Not On View