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Bust of a man

presumably end of the 4th century BC, Presumably from Memphis

 

 

Bust of a man

The bust once formed part of a standing statue with a wide, flat back pillar bearing four columns of inscription. The position of the arms suggests that the man held a stele or a small shrine. His facial features and bag-like wig are characteristic of the Late Period, but there are unmistakable traces of later reworking.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum IX

Object data

Object Name

Statue

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Ptolemaic Period

Dated

presumably end of the 4th century BC

Material

Gabbro

Dimensions

H 26 cm, B 19,8 cm, T 13,2 cm, G (mit Sockel) 9,8 kg

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 20

Provenance

1799, acquired by exchange from Prince Poniatowski

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