Male (originally red) head for composite statuette
This glass head formed part of a composite statue. It might have fit onto a wooden or metal.body, and would have had a crown fitted above the brow. Originally the head was probably red glass, which degrades to green. As such, the face likely belonged to a male king or god.
Artwork Details
- Title: Male (originally red) head for composite statuette
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 664–30 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Glass
- Dimensions: H. 4.3 × W. 2.8 × T. 2.8 cm (1 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.194.2465
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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