3rd century BC , Fundort unbekannt
Despite the damaged state of this fragment which amounts only to the face and neck, the evident high quality makes the head one of the most important sculptures of the Late Period, down to and including Ptolemaic times. It is not a portrait; although the facial features look realistic, it is an idealizing likeness of an aging non-royal person.
Statue
Ägyptisch
Ptolemaic Period
3rd century BC
Siltstone
H 31,3 cm, B 15 cm, T 14,5 cm, G 5,5 kg
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 42
Acquired before 1824
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