Head of a Woman Wearing an Elaborate Wig

ca. 1352–1190 B.C.E.

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Caption

Head of a Woman Wearing an Elaborate Wig, ca. 1352–1190 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 6 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (17.1 × 12.1 × 18.4 cm) mount: 7 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.256E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Head of a Woman Wearing an Elaborate Wig

Date

ca. 1352–1190 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

6 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 7 1/4 in. (17.1 × 12.1 × 18.4 cm) mount: 7 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.256E

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