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Figurine of man wearing lotus bud wreath
Greek, Ptolemaic or Roman, Egyptian
Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial Period
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.440
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMan in grotesque style with a shaved head and side-lock found on representations of priests of Ptah and followers of Harpocrates.Wearing a wreath with lotus buds. Mould-made and hollow. Traces of white coating. Red-brown Nile silt fabric.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).