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Head of goddess figurine
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.898
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of goddess (possibly Aphrodite?) with wavy hair, wearing high crown. The lower register is ornamented with two sea horses confronting; between them a large round dot. In top of crown small round perforation.
ProvenanceProbably from Naukratis. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1886.