<em>Head of a Man with Shaven Skull and Large Ears</em>, ca. 310 or 305–30 B.C.E. Granite, 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 13/16 in. (6.8 x 4.7 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.13_wwg8.jpg)

Head of a Man with Shaven Skull and Large Ears, ca. 310 or 305–30 B.C.E. Granite, 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 13/16 in. (6.8 x 4.7 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.13_wwg8.jpg)

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Head of a Man with Shaven Skull and Large Ears

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Granite

Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 310 or 305–30 B.C.E.

PERIOD Ptolemaic Period

DIMENSIONS 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 13/16 in. (6.8 x 4.7 x 7.1 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 86.226.13

CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Black granite head of a man form a statuette. Shaved head, large ears, furrows in forehead. Realistic type with effort at portraiture. Heavy back pillar extending almost to top of head, uninscribed. Condition: Nose chipped. Preserved to base of neck.

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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Head of a Man with Shaven Skull and Large Ears, ca. 310 or 305–30 B.C.E. Granite, 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 13/16 in. (6.8 x 4.7 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.13_wwg8.jpg)

IMAGE installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.86.226.13_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006

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