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Head of a figurine of an African male
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.414
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of a man, possibly African, in 'grotesque' style. Mould-made and solid. Beige-yellow Nile silt clay.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).