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© Bruce M. White, 2022.
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Head of a King

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodMIddle Kingdom, late 11th - early 12th Dynasty
Dateca. 1958-1878 BCE
MediumGranite (weathered)
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions2 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 13/16 in., 190 g (6.6 x 5.5 x 4.6 cm, 6 11/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.805
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, November 21, 2023 - Present
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (25 Avril 1974), lot 109.
Melinda K. Hartwig, ed. Life and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 19.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, April 25, 1974, lot 109. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art