Head of a Man with a Shaved Head
The carefully worked head comes from a small statue that was placed in a tomb or cenotaph or perhaps donated to a temple. It belongs to a group of objects commissioned by members of the middle ranks of Egyptian society, who were able to acquire modestly scaled objects. The eyes and mouth recall sculptures of Pharaoh Amenemhat III, a later Twelfth Dynasty king whose facial features influenced statuary for a considerable period after his reign.
Artwork Details
- Title: Head of a Man with a Shaved Head
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 13
- Date: ca. 1802–1650 BC
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Dense, gray-black hard stone
- Dimensions: H. 5.2 × W. 4 × D. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 × 1 9/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.142
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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