Head or Mask

3rd century C.E. or later

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Caption

Head or Mask, 3rd century C.E. or later. Terracotta, 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (6.1 x 4.2 x 2.6 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, 16.299. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Head or Mask

Date

3rd century C.E. or later

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: El Mansha (Ptolemais Hermiou), Egypt

Medium

Terracotta

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (6.1 x 4.2 x 2.6 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

16.299

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