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| Keywords: Egyptian - Man's Head with Curled Wig - Walters 2258.jpg During the Old Kingdom the tombs of courtiers and officials were usually placed near the pyramid complex of their monarch These tombs called mastabas typically contained one or more statues representing the deceased official members of his family and perhaps his servants Meant as dwellings for the spirit of the individual such sculptural representations ensured a continued existence in the afterlife This small non-royal head of dark anorthosite gneiss is executed with great skill The round face is emphasized by a round wig whose bands of curls radiate from a spot on the top of the head The almond shaped eyes bulge slightly and are set under a natural brow line The nose is straight with a slight bulb on the end of the nose The philtrum is indicated above the full lips The chin has a prominent bulge The remains of the shoulders indicate that the neck of the statue was not long The facial features are slightly asymmetrical a feature prevalent in the Old Kingdom ca 2490 BC Old Kingdom carved anorthosite gneiss cm 13 11 12 3 accession number 22 58 24972 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian Old Kingdom | ||||
