Boy with Plait
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Boy with Plait
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Published 2018-03-20T14:32:05+00:00
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Description
This is a depiction of an Egyptian boy with a plait on the back of his head. This hairstyle was typical for mummy portraits and was primarily used by an elitist group, who would cut of the plait as a solemn rite of passage.
Technical Information
| Date published | 20/03/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Boy with Plait |
| Date | 240-250 AD |
| Accession | Sk 1894 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Permanent loan from Augsburge since 1926 |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
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