inlay
Object NameHead Inlay
Made FromPlaster
Dateabout 1900-1952
Place MadeEgypt
Techniquecarved, rubbed with wax
SizeOverall H: 3.3 cm, W: 2.3 cm
Accession Number52.7.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque yellow-brown tinted plaster; carved and rubbed with wax. Head of a male, carefully detailed, facing left with an infill border above the eye still retains some Egyptian blue pigment; top of the head is cut to receive a crown or wig, neck is cut in an arc.Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1952-02-04
Former Collection
M. A. Mansoor
