<em>Fragmentary Head</em>, ca. 1759–1675 B.C.E. Granite, 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13.7 x 10.5 x 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 37.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.394_front_edited_PS2.jpg)

Fragmentary Head, ca. 1759–1675 B.C.E. Granite, 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13.7 x 10.5 x 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 37.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.394_front_edited_PS2.jpg)

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Fragmentary Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

This head was carved in black granite, one of the more costly stones available to the non-royal elite for their statues. Yet this individual, living in the Middle Kingdom, wears a very simple hairstyle.

MEDIUM Granite

Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 1759–1675 B.C.E.

DYNASTY early Dynasty 13

PERIOD Middle Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13.7 x 10.5 x 9.8 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.394

CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt

PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; by 1937, acquired by Caroline Ames Ladd Pratt (Mrs. Frederic Bayley Pratt) of Brooklyn, NY; 1937, gift of Caroline Ames Ladd Pratt to the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Black granite head of a man from a small votive statue. He wears a conventional headdress with horizontal stripes. The face is rather lean with high cheek bones and pointed chin. The lips are sharp and full. There is no inscription. Condition: Most of the back of the head is missing; the nose, chin and left eye are chipped. There are a few minor chips on the surface. The head is broken off sharply at the upper part of the neck.

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To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor

CAPTION Fragmentary Head, ca. 1759–1675 B.C.E. Granite, 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13.7 x 10.5 x 9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 37.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.394_front_edited_PS2.jpg)

IMAGE front, 37.394_front_edited_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014

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