Returned to lender The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Head of a Statue of an Early Middle Kingdom King
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Stylistically, this head occupies a middle ground between the more archaic representation of Mentuhotep II in the entrance gallery and the sculptures of Senwosret I in this gallery. Since two inscribed statues of Amenemhat I, Senwosret I’s predecessor, share with this head the round face and full lips, an attribution to that king is possible. Based on the asymmetrical back, the Basel head belonged to a group statue, most likely representing the king with a deity.
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