Fragment of a Head from a Statue of a King
Ancient Egyptian
-380–-343
- Medium
- Greywacke
- Dimensions
- 10.6 × 8 × 5.4 cm (4 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture/stone
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
stonebasalt (basic igneous rock)sculpture/stonesaite periodsnakessculpturepharaohstwenty-sixth dynastylate period (egyptian)ancient artcarvingfragmentthirtieth dynastyKingsportraitsegyptianancientfaces
About
This fragmentary sculpture portrays the head of a king. Only the right side is preserved, leaving evidence that this figure wore the customary pleated headdress with uraeus on his brow. His face is beardless, and softly rounded with high cheekbones.
