id:			94449
accession number:	1914.795
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.795
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:08.063000

Sidelocks and Elements of Wig Decoration, 1980–1801 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12. Electrum (?) over a calcite gesso; silver; average: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.795

title:				Sidelocks and Elements of Wig Decoration
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creation date:			1980–1801 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1980
creation date latest:		-1801
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12
technique:	Electrum (?) over a calcite gesso; silver
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Middle Kingdom
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Average: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Textures: The Art and History of Black Hair
	opening date:   2021-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Textures: The Art and History of Black Hair</i>. Kent State University Museum, Kent, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2021-August 14, 2022) https://www.kent.edu/museum/event/textures-history-and-art-black-hair.

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 174; Mentioned: p. 174
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	Ellington, Tameka N., Joseph L. Underwood, and Sarah Rogers-Lafferty. <em>Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair. </em>2020.
	page number: 	p. 83
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