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Head of a Man
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Hellenistic sculpture was the model for this head's facial features and short, curly hairstyle, while the choice of a hard, dense stone as its material is Egyptian. The head represents an elderly man with short hair, beard, and mustache. He has a heavily lined forehead and deep nasolabial furrows.
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] [said to be from Upper Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/31/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 1/19/1999 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (26 x 23.5 x 13.5 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.
22.9