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Head and shoulders of an official
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12
1991–1780 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Height x width: 11.5 x 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1484
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlack granite head, shoulders and torso of an official. It is broken at the waist. The surface is smooth, with occasional chips. He wears a wig with incised lines and a necklace.
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.)