Bald-headed Man Wearing Gold Collars

New Kingdom
ca. 1295–1186 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 124
This head came from a small statue of a bald-headed man that was most likely placed in a funerary shrine to receive offerings or graced a temple so the individual resided in a god’s presence. The back pillar displays the beginning of a classic offering formula used on statues for both of those locations, but a small statue of a similar type was found in a deposit associated with a large temple. The double collar of ring beads, known as shebyu, indicates that the statue represented a favored official. The deliberate damage to the nose and both ears indicate evidence of a potentially iconoclastic episode

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bald-headed Man Wearing Gold Collars
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19 (?)
  • Date: ca. 1295–1186 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Steatite or schist
  • Dimensions: H. 6.3 × W. 4.3 × D. 4 cm (2 1/2 × 1 11/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.41.157
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

More Artwork

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.