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Head of a female figurine with a "melon" coiffure
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.809
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of a women with her hair dressed in a "melon" style coiffure.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Cemetery. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).