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Head Inlay

Head Inlay

 
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Object Name: 
Head Inlay
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
Egypt
Date: 
1900-1999
Technique
AAT
carving
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.8 cm, W: 3.3 cm
Accession Number: 
52.7.3
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Opaque dark reddish-brown plaster with black tinted wax applied on surface as a weathering product. Profile faces right with large ear somewhat crudely carved.
Provenance
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC, Source to 1952-02-04
Mansoor, M. A., Former Collection to
The magnificient collection of ancient Egyptian art, Greek and Roman sculptures ... formed by M. A. Mansoor (1952-01-31) lot #63;

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The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More