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Caption

Female Head, 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Clay, 3 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (8.7 x 6.7 x 5.5 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, 16.279. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Female Head

Date

2nd–3rd century C.E.

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: Medinet el Faiyum (vicinity), Egypt

Medium

Clay

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 3/16 in. (8.7 x 6.7 x 5.5 cm)

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

Accession Number

16.279

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