Male Head

probably 19th or early 20th century

Style of Egyptian Ptolemaic Period

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black granite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Keppel

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33 x 36.8 x 34.3 cm (13 x 14 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.15.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Keppel [d. 1956], New York;[1] gift 1949 to NGA.
[1] There is no record as to when or where Mr. Keppel, a print dealer, acquired the sculpture, but by 1949 he had owned it "for many years" (see letter from Douglas Lewis to Dr. Nicholas Reeves, 23 January 1989, in NGA curatorial files).

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Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 79, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63810180

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