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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1998.15.18
Title
Head of a Youth
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Date
664-525 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Late Period, Dynasty 26
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212072

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Faience
Dimensions
5.08 x 4.45 cm (2 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of William A. Koshland

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of William A. Koshland
Accession Year
1998
Object Number
1998.15.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Faience or painted plaster head of a youth wearing a heavily plaited wig. Head is broken off at neck. All facial features indicated, with left eye badly damaged. Face is broad and plump, chin is squared-off.

Verification Level

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