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Head of King Amasis
ca. 560 BCE (Late Period)
red quartzite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
King Amasis was the next to last ruler of the 26th Dynasty. The head probably came from a temple statue. He wears the traditional royal nemes head cloth, with a protective uraeus serpent at the brow.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1996 | Africa: The Art of a Continent. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. |
| 1987-1992 | Artful Deception: The Craft of the Forger. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City; Portland Museum of Art, Portland; The Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester; The Barnum Museum, Bridgeport. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/15/1963 | Treatment | other; cleaned |
| 5/15/1963 | Treatment | cleaned; mounted |
| 7/14/1967 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 4/26/1996 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 10/7/1996 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 10/7/1996 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
| 10/15/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt, Memphis (Place of Origin)
Measurements
12 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (31.5 x 20 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
22.415