Head of a Male Figure

Head of a Male Figure

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This small head wearing a bagwig has the somewhat coarse facial features that mark objects commissioned by non-elite members of Egyptian society for placement in their tombs or as temple donations. The wide forehead, puffy cheeks, large eyes, and small slightly smiling mouth are all features that date it to the Second Intermediate Period, a time of political fragmentation in Egypt that saw the creation of lively artworks.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.