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Head of a nobleman
The head features a man of high rank. The face is round with prominent cheekbones. Eyebrows marked slightly in relief, almond-shaped eyes. The nose is straight and broad at the end, the lips full with the well-marked philtrum. The character is wearing ribbed and vertically striated wig.
The head is broken just below the chin, a crack on the right side of the wig extends to the chin. Visible gaps on the top of the head and at the end of the nose.
Egypt
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Granit
Height 13.7 cm ( 5 3⁄8 in )
Width 16.7 cm ( 6 5⁄8 in )
Depth 15.5 cm ( 6 1⁄8 in )
Former private collection Madame E.M. acquired by her parents from an antique dealer in Egypt during a trip at the end of 1968 (mentioned in the travel diary, copy available on request)
Literature
J. Vandier, Manuel d'arche?ologie égyptienne III, Les grandes époques, La statuaire, Paris, A. et J. Picard, 1958
Jean Capart, L’art Égyptien, Tome II, La statuaire, Vromant, Bruxelles, 1942
Sotheby’s NY, The Charles Pankow collection, 8 December 2004, lot 68
Metropolitan Museum New York, Haremhab as scribe, 23.10.1
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Statue « Porteur d’enseigne » de Sa-aset, INV 34
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HEAD OF A NOBLEMAN
The head features a man of high rank. The face is round with prominent cheekbones. Eyebrows marked slightly in relief, almond-shaped eyes. The nose is straight and broad at the end, the lips full with the well-marked philtrum. The character is wearing ribbed and vertically striated wig.
The head is broken just below the chin, a crack on the right side of the wig extends to the chin. Visible gaps on the top of the head and at the end of the nose.
