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Late Period or Ptolemaic Period
This head has a directness and immediacy that make it an engaging work of art. It is deliberately non-idealizing, depicting a man with an aquiline nose and heavy lids, indications of advancing age.
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Title: Man with a Shaved Head
Period: Late Period or Ptolemaic Period
Date: 4th century B.C. or later
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Possibly red quartzite or basalt
Dimensions: H. 6.9 × W. 4.7 × D. 5.6 cm (2 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Object Number: 2021.41.154
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