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Head of a man

664–525 B.C.
FindspotProbably from Athribis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsHeight x width: 22.8 x 18 cm (9 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number37.377
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenancePossibly from Athribis [see note 1] By 1926: Jacques Matossian Collection, Alexandria, Egypt; 1936: bought by Paul Mallon from Matossian; 1937: purchased by MFA from Paul Mallon for $1000.

[1] The back pillar inscription mentions the temple of Khentykhety, god of Athribis, suggesting the statue was placed there.
(Accession Date: May 5, 1937)