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Head of a male statuette
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12
1991–1783 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Basalt
Dimensions
Height x width: 6 x 6.7 cm (2 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlack basalt fragment of a male statuette. The back of the head is broken off and missing. The nose and surface are battered. It is broken at the neck. He is wearing a wig with incised lines.
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.)