W1280

W1280

Part of sandstone head with painted face, and coiled hair. It measures 241x235x108cm. The head is from a statue intended to be placed in a tomb. It probably formed part of a statue of the dead man and his wife. 18th-19th Dynasty.

The piece is listed in  Malek, J. et al. 1999. Topographical Bibliography VIII Part II, Objects of Provenance Not Known. Private Statues: Dynasty XVIII to the Roman Period. Statues of Deities, page 731, 801-690-310.

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