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Head of a statuette of a king
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 14 x 13.6 cm (5 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.684
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis heavily battered head from statue of a king wears the nemes-crown with uraeus cobra, of fine-grained stone. The nose is broken off and the other features are worn.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)