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<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg)
Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg)
<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg)

Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg)

<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view02.jpg)

Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view02.jpg)

<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view03.jpg)

Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view03.jpg)

<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view04.jpg)

Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view04.jpg)

<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view05.jpg)

Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view05.jpg)

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Head of a Nubian

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Clay
DATES 1st–3rd century C.E.
PERIOD Roman Period
DIMENSIONS with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm) without base: 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (7.4 × 5.5 × 6 cm) height: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 2022.1.2
CREDIT LINE Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented; late 1960s, acquired in London, United Kingdom for an unnamed Florida collection; June 12, 2003, purchased at Sotheby's, New York, NY sale 7912, lot 49, by Harold and Mildred Jacobs of New York; 2022, bequest of Mildred Jacobs to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Head of a Nubian, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022
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<em>Head of a Nubian</em>, 1st–3rd century C.E. Clay, with base: 5 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.5 × 5.5 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Harold and Mildred Jacobs, 2022.1.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2022.1.2_view01.jpg)

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