Caption

Head of a priest figurine. A man's head fragment of a statuette, completely devoid of hair. Skull bony structure excavated, expanded in the rear, upper part highly vaulted. Small, narrow eyes with heavy drooping eyelids; fleshy nose flattened at the tip with wide, thick nostrils. Deep furrows and wrinkles under the eyes and around the nose and mouth. Fleshy, schematically developed ears, right ear slightly flattened. With base. c. 747–656 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, Egypt. Sculpture. Height 4.7 cm; width 3.5 cm; depth 4 cm., A small sculpted head viewed from the back, showing a rounded skull and short neck with small protruding ears; the surface appears rough and weathered with mottled dark brown and black tones and patches of lighter brown and gray; the head is mounted on a dark rectangular base with a textured lower layer and sits on a clear pedestal; the background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_449

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.6Mb (1.7Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3048 x 3048 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head priest figurine man's head fragment statuette completely devoid hair Skull bony structure excavated expanded rear upper part highly vaulted Small narrow eyes heavy drooping eyelids fleshy nose flattened tip wide thick nostrils Deep furrows wrinkles under eyes nose mouth Fleshy schematically developed ears right ear slightly flattened base c 747–656 Bc Third Intermediate Period 25th Dynasty Egypt Sculpture Height 4.7 cm width 3.5 cm depth 4 cm small sculpted head viewed back showing rounded skull short neck small protruding ears surface rough weathered mottled dark brown black tones patches lighter brown gray head mounted dark rectangular base textured lower layer sits clear pedestal background plain light gray.