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Head from a Sarcophagus Lid

381–30 B.C.E.

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Caption

Head from a Sarcophagus Lid, 381–30 B.C.E.. Indurated limestone, 17 5/16 x 16 9/16 x 12 in., 113 lb. (44 x 42 x 30.5 cm, 51.26kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.56. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Head from a Sarcophagus Lid

Date

381–30 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 30, or later

Period

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Possible place made: Memphis, Egypt

Medium

Indurated limestone

Classification

Funerary Object

Dimensions

17 5/16 x 16 9/16 x 12 in., 113 lb. (44 x 42 x 30.5 cm, 51.26kg)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

33.56

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