RARE EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF A PRIEST - PUBLISHED Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 400 BC. A granite head of a priest. The partial baldness of the official indicates maturity, with tufts of hair retained above the ears. The hooded eyes and the furrow between the eyebrows are reminiscent of royals from the Ptolemaic period. His features are characteristic of a wise ruler and identify the man as a member of high office. This piece is accompanied by a modern custom-made stand.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 02.4.191; The Harvard Art Museums, Object Number 1993.221; Collector's Eye - Thalassic Collection. Size: 175mm x 140mm; Weight: 3.53kg. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector's Eye - Thalassic Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Published: Fazzini, R, Josephson, J.A., O’Rourke, P. (2005) The Doha Head: A Late Period Egyptian Portrait, in Sonderdruck aus den Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo (band 61, 2005), Philipp von Zabern Verlag, Mainz am Rhein. This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.