Object Title
Upper Part of the Head of a Man
Measurements
H. 15.5 × W. 10.8 × D. 8.9 cm, 1.6 kg (6 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in., 3.5 lb.)
Creation Date
Saite Period, mid-or late Dynasty 26, : ca. 664–525 B.C.
Credit Line
Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Museum Contact
provenance.research@metmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Object URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329969
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before 400 AD
Provenance Information
[Before 1974 with Michael Abemayor, New York]; from Peter Sharer, New York; from 1977 and until 2020, collection of Nanette B. Kelekian, New York
Exhibition Information
None.
Publication Information
None.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The object qualifies as an exception to the 1970 rule because Nanette Kelekian signed a will prior to 2008 that documents her intent to bequeath the work to the Museum.