Nectanebo I

Medium: Quartzite

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:ca. 381-362 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 9 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in., 17.5 lb. (24.1 × 14 × 19.1 cm, 7.94kg)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 74.99.1

Image: 74.99.1_overall_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Head of a king in black greywacke wearing nemes. The brows are plastic and thin and the eyes are slanted without cosmetic lines. The mouth is smiling without philtrum. The tab remains on the left side. Possibly Nectanebo I. Condition: Uraeus, nose, chin, ears, wings of nemes gone. Restorations in plaster at nose and uraeus. Chips gone from right eye and brow. Small pock marks over headdress and left side of chin.

Brooklyn Museum