Head of a Mature Man

Medium: Basalt

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:early 2nd century B.C.E.

Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (16.5 x 12.1 x 19.1 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 86.226.14

Image: CUR.86.226.14_erg456.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Black basalt head of a man broken from a statue. Curly hair, realistic portrait of an elderly man, deep furrows from nose to mouth, broken off at neck. Remains of back pillar without inscription.

Brooklyn Museum