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Head of a King or Osiris

1900–1915

Egypt, Modern forgery

Medium
graywacke
Measurements
Overall: 9.8 x 4.2 x 8.4 cm (3 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.557
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Location
Not on view
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A dark greenish-gray graywacke sculpture depicts the head of a figure wearing a crown. Their lips are full and closed, the shape of the eyes outlined, and a serpent figure projects from their forehead. On their head rests a tall, tapering crown with a broken top. The surface of the sculpture is smooth with a chipped nose and a broken protrusion on the chin where a beard was originally attached.

Head of a King or Osiris

1900–1915

Egypt, Modern forgery

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