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Collections

Bust of an OfficialMiddle Kingdom, late 12th or 13th Dynasty, circa 1991-1665 BCE

Not on view
Small dark gray speckled stone sculpture of an Egyptian-style head and shoulders, with nemes headcloth, broad face, and almond-shaped carved eyes
Dark green speckled stone sculpture, bust of a figure wearing a nemes headdress with lappets framing the face, arms crossed over the chest, highly polished surface with visible mineral inclusions.
Title
Bust of an Official
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Middle Kingdom, late 12th or 13th Dynasty, circa 1991-1665 BCE
Medium
Diorite
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (13.97 × 13.02 × 7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.45
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Provenance
Gawain McKinley (1945–1996), London. Hans Cohn (1903–1994), Los Angeles, in 1981, gift 1992 to; LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.