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Fragment of a male head
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Height x width: 8.7 x 7.3 cm (3 7/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlack granite fragment of a male head. The back part is broken off and missing. The nose is battered. The surface is smooth.
ProvenanceBy 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)