SculptureEgyptian3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Male Head

c.2133 BCE-1786 BCE

Description

Head of wigged male figure with small oval eyes and large ears overlapping vertically grooved wig. Broken off just below wig, and heavily worn. From a standing or seated statuette.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Black granite(?)

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Middle Kingdom

Century

3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.04 x 5.05 cm (1 9/16 x 2 in.)

Provenance

London market

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