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Female head
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
305–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (1 1/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.217
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Tile and inlays
DescriptionDeep blue, head on both sides in low relief the face and neck coated with a warm gray. Broken through the neck. Hole vertically through 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 August 1886.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)