Head of a Private Man (Primary Title)
Head from a Statue of a Man (Alternate Title)

Unknown (Artist)

1979–1801 BC
Egyptian
black granite
Overall: 5 3/8 × 7 × 5 1/4 in. (13.653 × 17.78 × 13.335 cm)
51.19.1
This figure’s intense, prominent eyes and tight lips are examples of the deliberately distorted naturalism sought by Middle Kingdom sculptors.
Middle Kingdom Period, Dynasty 13
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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