Bust of a king
- Accession Number
- EC1838
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Fakes, forgeries, and replicas case
- Object Types
- Fakes and replicas, Fakes | Sculpture, Statue
- Period
- Modern
- Material
- Stone/minerals
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Measurements
- Height: 320mm | Width: 30mm | Depth: 210mm
Licensing details
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please contact the Egypt Centre.
- Description
-
King's head with uraeus. This is probably a fake.
- Other Identity
- 1571 (on round serrated label)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)