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

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Provenance

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

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