Egyptian: Head of a Statue of a Man, Unidentified artist, Egyptian, 1539–1070 BCE, or later, Stone, possibly diorite, This elegant stone head was once part a statue of an Egyptian man who was probably a noble or an official. His shoulder-length wig, bearing wave-like patterns, and his idealized features, including the upturned almond-shaped eyes, are typical of art made during the New Kingdom period (1539-1070 BCE). The statue may have been installed as a funerary monument inside a temple, where it would have acted as a site through which the man's "living soul" could routinely return to earth after his death., Overall: 8 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.3 x 19.1 x 14 cm)
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