This bust, broken off across the breast and upper arms, was once probably part of a seated tomb statue. There are no traces of a rear pillar. He wears a short, close-fitting wig of rectangular rows of curls, which leaves his modeled ears uncovered. He originally wore a short kilt, but now only the top of it is preserved, to be found at his back. His eyelids are carved. His pectorals are indicated, and he possesses a bipartite torso. His arms are close to his body. Other than being broken above the waist, this piece is well preserved.For the latest information about this object, figurines; statuettes; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 9th-10th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, [mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
black granite
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); H without base: 4 3/4 x W: 3 5/8 x D: 2 1/8 in. (12 x 9.2 x 5.4 cm)
