Object Title
Royal head sculptor's model/votive
Measurements
4 in. (10.2 cm)
Creation Date
400–200 B.C.
Credit Line
Purchase, Anne W. and David T. Mininberg Gift and Ludlow Bull Fund, 2008
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/egyptian_art/royal_head_sculptor_s_modelvotive//objectview.aspx?OID=100036883&collID=10&dd1=10
Provenance Information
Formerly French private collection, acquired in France ca. 1970. Purchased by The Metropolitan Museum of Art from Charles Ede Ltd., London.
Exhibition Information
None.
Publication Information
None.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Although the work has provenance established to ca. 1970, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been unable to substantiate the precise date of acquisition because the former owner is now deceased. This delicately beautiful work is an important addition to the strength of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection because it displays two strong indicators (the downward hanging snake, and the partial indication of a feather crown and sun disk) of a religious function for this type of work.