Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Head of a Nobleman

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Accession: 67.5.1
Find spot: Saqqara, Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 3 to early Dynasty 4
Date: ca. 2650–2600 B.C.E.
Date range: 2650 BCE – 2600 BCE
Materials: ['Granite']
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 22.9 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Head of a Nobleman (67.5.1). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/37335

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Caption: Head of a Nobleman, ca. 2650–2600 B.C.E.. Granite, 8 1/2 x 9 x 6 in. (21.6 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm) mount ((m1 dimensions as installed)): 8 1/2 × 9 × 6 in., 15 lb. (21.6 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 67.5.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Found at Saqqara

Cross-references (2)

BKM-Accession 67.5.1 tier-2
BKM-Object 3757 tier-2

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