Head from a Tomb Statue of a Man
ca. 2500-2350 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
A tomb statue provided an eternal image for the deceased’s spirit to inhabit, in order to receive the offerings needed in the afterlife. Ancient tomb robbers roughly gouged out the valuable inlaid eyes of copper and stone that would have given this statue a lifelike appearance.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 5
- Period
- Old Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 5 7/16 × 4 7/16 × 4 11/16 in. (13.8 × 11.3 × 11.9 cm)
- Accession Number
- 86.226.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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