Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleMale (originally red) head for composite statuette
MediumGlass
DimensionsH. 4.3 × W. 2.8 × T. 2.8 cm (1 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–30 B.C.
Credit LineGift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodLate Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date Range664 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 570308