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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bust of a King
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Bust of a King

MediumWood, pigment, metal
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions10 11/16 x 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in., 2 kg 350 g (27.1 x 24.2 x 19.4 cm, 5 lb. 2 7/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.165
Label TextSuspected forgery
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie - Objets de Fouille (23 Mars 1972), lot 46.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, March 23, 1972, lot 46. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art