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Head from a male figurine
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/Technique
Pottery (terracotta); mold-made
Dimensions
Height x width: 4.6 x 3.5 cm (1 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1505
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis face from a red clay statuette portrays a man with a bald head, a chubby chin and downward-curving eyebrows. The back of his head is missing, but the edges are smooth. There is a jagged break at the neck. Traces of white priming over the clay remain. The ears, nose and forehead are somewhat battered. The back is hollow.
ProvenanceBy 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)