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<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)
<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)

<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_NegL-385-37_print_SL4.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_NegL-385-37_print_SL4.jpg)

<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_NegL-385-39_print_SL4.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_NegL-385-39_print_SL4.jpg)

<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_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_PS2.jpg)

<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_threequarter_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_threequarter_PS2.jpg)

<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, CUR.37.394_NegH1_print_bw.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, CUR.37.394_NegH1_print_bw.jpg)

<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, CUR.37.394_NegA_print_bw.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, CUR.37.394_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<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, CUR.37.394_NegH2_print_bw.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, CUR.37.394_NegH2_print_bw.jpg)

<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, CUR.37.394_tlf.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, CUR.37.394_tlf.jpg)

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Fragmentary Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

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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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    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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    <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)

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