This small head exemplifies the dour introspection typical of Middle Kingdom royal portraits. The large ears associate this head with depictions of the pharaohs Senwosret and Amenemhat. He wears a royal uraeus cobra at the front of the bulbous crown of Upper Egypt. The crown is supported by a back pillar. It would have joined a throne upon which the king would have sat, arms crossed in the pose of Osiris. The cult of Osiris was coming to the forefront in the Middle Kingdom and there are a number of small sculptures depicting kings of late Dynasty 12 and Dynasty 13 in this pose. Perhaps further research will enable us to join this head to a body and identify which king it represents.
