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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Head of a Man

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Head of a Man

The somewhat broad and imprecise carving of this idealizing head may represent a provincial style of the region of Dendera. It may also be a harbinger of the dramatic decline in private statuary that occurred by the late first century B.C. A rosette is symbolic of light and regeneration, and a rosette diadem sometimes symbolizes posthumous deification. However, here the diadem may be the insignia of a provincial governorship or a priesthood.

Medium: Basalt
Possible Place Made: Dendera, Egypt
Dates: 30 B.C.E.-14 C.E.
Period: Roman Period
Dimensions: 15 7/16 in. (39.2 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 55.120
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Front, 55.120_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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