Caption

Head of a priest figurine, The head of a priest is hairless, high-domed, elongated toward the back, with a serene, young face; skillful, sensitive modeling emphasizes the skull shape, rounded cheeks, and a slightly smiling mouth. With base. 380–343 BC; Late Period, 30th Dynasty, Egypt. Sculpture. Height 10 cm, width 8 cm, depth 8 cm, weight 0.64 kg., A sculpted head and partial neck made of dark brown stone with lighter brown mottling, showing a smooth rounded skull, closed eyes, a broad nose with worn areas, and a subtle closed-mouth expression; a pair of ears projecting from the sides, one with a small lighter patch, and a fractured lower neck resting on a dark base placed atop a clear support against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_451

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.4Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.6in x 13.6in / 4070 x 4070 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head priest figurine head priest hairless high-domed elongated back serene young face skillful sensitive modeling emphasizes skull shape rounded cheeks slightly smiling mouth base 380–343 Bc Late Period 30th Dynasty Egypt Sculpture Height 10 cm width 8 cm depth 8 cm weight 0.64 kg sculpted head partial neck dark brown stone lighter brown mottling showing smooth rounded skull closed eyes broad nose worn areas subtle closed-mouth expression pair ears projecting sides small lighter patch fractured lower neck resting dark base placed atop clear support light gray background.