Face of a Man with Part of a Short Echeloned Wig

Unknown

ca. 2200–2100 BC · Wood, paint · Egyptian Art

This expressive face, with wide eyes and a pensive mouth, likely originates from a standing statue placed in the serdab of a mastaba tomb, a secluded chamber in the superstructure of Old Kingdom tombs that was filled with statues of the tomb owner and his family. The head dates to the end of the Old Kingdom, a period when a so-called second style arose, characterized by figures with prominent eyes and lean facial features.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2200–2100 BC

Medium

Wood, paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020