ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Bust of a Man

(not assigned)Egypt

CultureEgyptian

PeriodOld Kingdom, Dynasty 5

Date2435-2306 BCE

MediumLimestone

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. L. Franklyn Elliott

Dimensions10 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (25.4 x 24.8 x 15.9 cm)

Object number2011.027.001

Exhibition HistoryLife and Death in the Pyramid Age: The Emory Old Kingdom Mummy, Michael C. Carlos Museum, September 10 - December 11, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 14, 2013 - Present

ProvenanceEx private collection, Berkeley, California, acquired prior to 1970. With Christie's New York, December 9, 2010, lot 3. Purchased by MCCM from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.

Status

On view

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