William Randolph Hearst and Egyptian Antiquities

The current exhibition, "Hearst the Collector", at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) includes three Egyptian pieces. (See also the excellent exhibition catalogue prepared by Mary Levkoff [WorldCat].)

• no. 90: Seated figure of Neith. Late Period. LACMA inv. no. 50.14.1.
• no. 91: Wadjet. 26th Dynasty. LACMA inv. no. 50.37.14. Formerly in the Lionel Edwards collection.
• no. 92: Head, possibly of Nectanebo I. LACMA inv. no. 49.23.7. Purchased from the Brummer Gallery, New York (1929).