High Priest of Ptah or Crown Prince

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This finely modeled head wears a sidelock attached to the right side of his head. The sidelock is worn by children, royal sons, and by certain priests, particularly the High Priest of Ptah at Memphis, probably because the priestly role has some filial aspect. This statue might represent a king's son or, more likely, a High Priest of Ptah.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art