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Wig from a statue of a man
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Sheikh Farag, Tomb 5203
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-11-602
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment from the back of the head. Seven layers of ribbed curls, painted black; trace of the proper right ear.
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag, tomb 5203. 1923: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.