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Head of a King

Granite is extremely hard, but the sculptor of this statue was able to give the king's plump face and small features a softly natural quality, perhaps suggesting the subject's actual appearance rather than an idealized version. Originally, this fragment surmounted an oversized figure, achieving the same monumental quality as the pyramids being built at this time.

Medium: Granite
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 2650-2600 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late III Dynasty-early IV Dynasty
Period: Early Old Kingdom
Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 11 7/16 in. (54.3 x 29 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 46.167
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 46.167_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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