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Egyptian

Head of a Man, 380-250 BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Head of a Man

Year

380-250 BCE

Medium

Basalt

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

Height: 36.2 cm (14 1/4 inches)

Type

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund, Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund, Mary B. Jackson Fund, Walter H. Kimball Fund and Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

85.093

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Egyptian Galleries

This basalt head is representative of the so-called "egghead" style of portraiture popular in Ptolemaic Egypt, characterized by soft facial features and a bald head with an elongated cranium. It has been suggested that these "eggheads" resemble the heads of infants, which may tie them to hopes for eternal youth in the afterlife.

This particular example was once part of a larger-than-life-size statue of a dignitary, most likely from a temple.

Use

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