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Antelope Head

Period:
Late Period
Dynasty:
Dynasty 27
Date:
525–404 B.C.
Geography:
Country of Origin Egypt, Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina)
Medium:
Greywacke, alabaster, agate
Dimensions:
h. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); w. 15 cm (5 7/8 in)
Credit Line:
Purchase, Rogers and Fletcher Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1992
Accession Number:
1992.55

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 123

  • Description

    This head of an antelope represents Late Period animal sculpture at its very best. The well preserved right eye, inlaid with alabaster and agate, gives the animal a truely lifelike quality.
    The head was probably part of a ceremonial boat of hard stone that stood in a temple sanctuary. Boats with antelope heads at the prow were sacred to the god Sokar. A Sokar boat can be seen on the inner coffin of Khaisher in Gallery 21.
    Another fine animal sculpture in the collection, slightly later in date, is the Museum's falcon with Nectanebo II of Dynasty 30 (see 34.2.1).

  • Provenance

    Purchased from Peter Sharrer, Ancient Art Inc, New Jersey, 1992. Before that Charles Ede Limited, London, and before that Mieke Zilverberg Kunsthandel, Amsterdam who acquired the piece from a German private collection. Published in BMMA Fall 1992 and subsequently, continuously exhibited.

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