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Head of a figurine of a youth

Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.455
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionPartial lower head of a youth, possibly Harpocrates.
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).