Model of a Bust of a King

Description Conservation Provenance Credit

Description This model has been carved in the round. It depicts a King wearing a wig with a uraeus. There are squares drawn on the bottom, sides, and back. The corners of the wig are broken off. The King's left ear is glued on and had been broken off. The eyes are painted. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
8/24/1972	Treatment	cleaned
8/24/1972	Treatment	cleaned; stabilized; coated

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisiton unknown] [as from Dendera]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

664-525 BCE or modern (Late Period; Saite or modern)

Medium

limestone with paint
(Sculpture)

Accession Number

22.289

Measurements

H: 6 11/16 × W: 5 13/16 × Max D: 2 5/8 in. (17 × 14.7 × 6.7 cm)

Geography

Egypt, Dendera (Place of Discovery)

Location Within Museum

Not On View