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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Bust of a Female

Coptic

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Caption

Coptic. Bust of a Female, late 5th–early 6th century C.E.. Wool, flax (?), 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (21.6 x 19.7 cm) as mounted: 12 1/4 x 13 x 1 9/16 in. (31.1 x 33 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.41. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Coptic

Title

Bust of a Female

Date

late 5th–early 6th century C.E.

Period

Late Antique Period

Medium

Wool, flax (?)

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (21.6 x 19.7 cm) as mounted: 12 1/4 x 13 x 1 9/16 in. (31.1 x 33 x 3.9 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

57.41

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Artists and makers

Coptic

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