SculptureEgyptian4th-1st century BCE

Head of a Pharaoh

c. 380-31 BCE

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Late Period, Dynasty 30, to Ptolemaic

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

irregular: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)

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