2nd century BCE-1st century CE
Solid mold-made head of a grostesque male figure with large hooked nose, rounded protrusion at back of head, and prominent ears. Shiny, brown surface.
2.5 x 2.4 x 3.2 cm (1 x 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Plaster
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6th centuryChineseGilt bronze with blue pigment in the hair and traces of other pigments in the eyes and mouth
17th centuryMongolianSalt-glazed earthenware decorated in underglaze colors
19th centuryBritishLeaded bronze
2nd millennium BCESyro-Hittite
Plaster
20th centuryFrenchTerracotta
Bronze and enamel
17th-20th centuryChineseAlabaster
3rd millennium BCESumerianWood, gesso and paint
20th centuryAmericanLeaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERoman
Cellulose acetate and polymethyl methacrylate (plexiglas)
20th centuryRussian