Torso of a High General

Unknown artist

Date: 4th century BCE

Medium: Metagraywacke

Dimensions: H. 69.9 cm (24 1/2 in.), W. 32.8 cm (12 15/16 in.), D. 27.0 cm (10 5/8 in.)

Country: Egypt

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Gift of Henry Walters, by exchange, Asher B. Edelman Gift, Judith and Russell Carson Gift, Ernest L. Folk III Bequest, Ludlow Bull Fund, and funds from various donors, 1996

Met highlight

Date range

-399 – -300

Largest dimension

69.9 cm

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