MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Head of a Man - Walters 22226.jpg This depiction of a young man with abundant curly hair combines features of both Egyptian and Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic Period 331-30 BC Egyptian elements include the use of the hard ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Head of a Man - Walters 22226.jpg This depiction of a young man with abundant curly hair combines features of both Egyptian and Greek sculpture of the Hellenistic Period 331-30 BC Egyptian elements include the use of the hard dark stone the precision with which the eyes have been carved and the use of contrasting surfaces with the highly polished face set off by the unpolished curls The delicate modeling of the cheeks slightly parted lips and hairstyle are characteristic of Greek naturalism The complete statue probably represented the owner striding and wearing a short Egyptian shendyt 2nd century BC-AD early 1st century Greco-Roman granodiorite cm 12 2 10 11 accession number 22 226 36316 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Memphis Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian art from Memphis Statues of Greco-Roman Egypt
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