Face from the Lid of a Sarcophagus

Medium: Sandstone

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:ca. 1336–1250 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 18 × 17 × 5 in. (45.7 × 43.2 × 12.7 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 85.166

Image: 85.166_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
One face from an anthropoid sarcophagus, of sandstone (?), with traces of a beard and the headdress adorned with a headband and flower. Condition: Stone is blackened; large chips in headdress brow and ears; other small chips here and there; dirt incrusted in ears.

Brooklyn Museum