Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
Art of the Ancient World: July 2011–June 2012
Head of Amenemhat I
1991–1961 B.C.
Height: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Granodiorite
Classification: Sculpture
Culture: Egyptian
Country of Origin, for Customs: Egypt
Period: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I
Accession number: 2011.1898
Provenance/Ownership History: January 23-24, 1967: anonymous sale, Galerie Moderne, Brussels, lot 2186, to a private collector, Belgium; until 2010, by descent within the family; June 11, 2010: anonymous sale (consigned by the family of the Belgian collector), Sotheby’s, New York, lot 9, to Wang Tak Trading, Hong Kong; 2011: sold by Wang Tak to the Galerie Chenel, Paris; 2011: sold by the Galerie Chenel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 16, 2011)
Museum purchase with funds donated by Susan B. Walker