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Head of a male statuette
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
332 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/Technique
Ceramic; terracotta; mould-made
Dimensions
Width x length: 2.4 x 3.2 cm (15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1507
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis head is all that remains of a pottery figurine of a man or boy with short curly hair. It is hollow, with a jagged break at the neck.
ProvenanceBy 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)