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Head of a female veiled figurine
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
330–200 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.405
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of terracotta female figure, in Tanagra style. Her hair is arranged in 'melon style'. Himation drawn over head and around neck. Delicate features, rounded dimpled chin. Mould-made and solid. Traces of white coating. Red-brown Nile silt. Broken at neck.
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).