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Head in Short Wig

Egyptologists rely on stylistic analysis to assign a date to an object lacking both an inscription and an archaelogical provenance. Two details—the horizontal form of the eyebrows and the short curled wig exposing part of the ears—indicate that this head was carved during one of the first two reigns of Dynasty 12.

Medium: Limestone
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: ca. 1938-1875 B.C.E.
Dynasty: early XII Dynasty
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 7.6 x 8.9 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 77.6
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 77.6_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

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