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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Head of a Queen or Goddess

ca. 230 B.C.E.

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Object Label

The facial features of this head recur on sculpture dating from the end of Dynasty XXX until well into the Ptolemaic Period (305–30 B.C.). The subject here is either a queen or a goddess, but which one is uncertain because the headdress, which might have provided a clue, is lost.

Caption

Head of a Queen or Goddess, ca. 230 B.C.E.. Limestone, 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.32.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Head of a Queen or Goddess

Date

ca. 230 B.C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Limestone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (10.8 x 7.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.

Accession Number

86.226.32

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