Wooden Head of a Man

Wooden Head of a Man

A rare example of an Old Kingdom Ka statue. The head is of high quality, showing the short, tightly curled wig fashionable at that time and the lines of eye-paint.

Present location LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number 49.47.578

Dating OLD KINGDOM

Archaeological Site GOVERNORATE OF LUXOR

Category FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material WOOD

Technique SCULPTURED

Height 11 cm

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Bibliography•Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in LIverpool Museum., 1995., 55; pl.76.