Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull

4th–3rd century B.C.E.

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Caption

Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull, 4th–3rd century B.C.E.. Basalt, 5 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (13.7 × 12.1 × 6 cm) 3 lb. (1.36kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.42.

Title

Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull

Date

4th–3rd century B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 30, or later

Period

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Possible place collected: Mitrahina, Egypt

Medium

Basalt

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (13.7 × 12.1 × 6 cm) 3 lb. (1.36kg)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

57.42

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