Fragment of a Head from a Statue of a King
Late Period, Dynasty 30 (380–343 BCE)
Medium
Greywacke
Dimensions
10.6 × 8 × 5.4 cm (4 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
Classification
sculpture/stone
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129968
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This fragmentary sculpture portrays the head of a king. Only the right side is preserved, leaving evidence that this figure wore the customary pleated headdress with uraeus on his brow. His face is beardless, and softly rounded with high cheekbones.
About the Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian artists, a collective of highly skilled artisans spanning over three millennia from the Predynastic period (c. 6000–3150 BC) to the Roman era (30 BC–4th century AD), produced some of humanity's most enduring masterpieces. These anonymous craftsmen, often organized in state-sponsored workshops, lived in dedicated communities like Deir el-Medina near Luxor during the New Kingdom (c....