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Caption

Female Head, 3rd century C.E.. Clay, pigment, 3 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 13/16 in. (7.8 x 5.8 x 4.7 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, 16.310. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Female Head

Date

3rd century C.E.

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Place collected: Egypt, Place made: Medinet el Faiyum (vicinity), Egypt

Medium

Clay, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

3 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 13/16 in. (7.8 x 5.8 x 4.7 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

16.310

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