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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.256.205
Title
Female Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Date
c. 400 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Byzantine period
Culture
Coptic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288850

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Coptic limestone or fine sandstone, dark pinkish-orange
Dimensions
13.7 x 11.3 x 7.6 cm (5 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 3 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.256.205
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Late Egypto-Roman or Coptic.

Verification Level

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