Art Institute of Chicago
Fragment of a Head from a Statue of a King
Egyptian
- Date
- Late Period, Dynasty 30 (380–343 BCE)
- Medium
- Greywacke
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This fragmentary sculpture portrays the head of a king. Only the right side is preserved, leaving evidence that this figure wore the customary pleated headdress with uraeus on his brow. His face is beardless, and softly rounded with high cheekbones.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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