Head of Female Figurine
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Terracotta, pigment
DATES
6th–7th century C.E.
PERIOD
Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS
2 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 15/16 in. (5.9 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
16.162
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Terra cotta head of a figurine. Modelled and painted in black and orange-red. Female head wearing high triangular headdress. Hollow. Broken off at neck. Headdress pierced in three places.
Condition: Part of headdress chipped, paint worn.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Coptic. Head of Female Figurine, 6th–7th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 15/16 in. (5.9 x 4.7 x 2.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.162. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.162_view1_ICA.jpg)
IMAGE
front,
CUR.16.162_view1_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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