NOTE ON PLATE 

 (illustrating- the Presidential Address) . 



The Black Basalt Head of a Pharoah was found among the 

 debris in a 12th Dynasty Tomb, excavated by Lord Grenfell, at 

 Assuan. The tomb had been entered and rifled, perhaps during 

 the Persian Invasion. 



The original was a sitting figure of the usual type — but of 

 unusually fine workmanship) — and was broken, with the exception 

 of the bust, into small fragments. It is of the finest work of the 

 12th Dynasty and is a striking specimen of the Renaissance of 

 Art of that period. The face expresses great power and determina- 

 tion. Cut in the hardest stone, it is evidently a careful portrait of 

 the Pharoah — executed by a talented and skilful sculptor. The 

 cast, which has been lent to the Museum of the Society, was made 

 under the supervision of Dr. Budge for the British Museum — and 

 replicas are exhibited in the Louvre and Turin. 



The original fetched a large sum at Lord Grenfell' s sale. 



