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Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Basalt
  • Possible Place Collected: Mitrahina, Egypt
  • DATES 4th–3rd century B.C.E.
    DYNASTY late Dynasty 30, or later
    PERIOD Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
    DIMENSIONS 5 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (13.7 × 12.1 × 6 cm) 3 lb. (1.36kg)  (show scale)
    ACCESSION NUMBER 57.42
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Black granodiorite fragment of head of man. Preserved portion includes the eyes, part of nose, top of skull and major portion of left side of head including the ear. Deep-set eyes, high check-bone, eyebrows not indicated, shaved skull of ovoid shape. Mat surface. Condition: Preserved portion has a few trivial chips.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.42. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.57.42_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
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     <em>Fragment of a Head with Shaven Skull</em>, 4th–3rd century B.C.E. Basalt, 5 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (13.7 × 12.1 × 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.42. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.57.42_NegA_print_bw.jpg)