Caption

Head of a polychrome figurine, which originally probably depicted a woman lying on a bed with her head propped up on a pillow. The woman's head is shown wearing a short, striped wig. Behind the head, a woman's hand is visible, which, like the head, rests on an object that may represent a pillow or bolts of cloth. Fragment of a figurine. 332 BC–395 AD; Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period. Egypt. Figurine. Height 2.8 cm, width 5.6 cm, depth 2.5 cm., A weathered stone object with a rounded top featuring carved horizontal grooves, sitting on a stacked, ribbed base; the surface shows areas of rough texture and erosion with darker patches. The visible colors are shades of beige, light gray, and darker brown on a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_365

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19.8Mb (621.9Kb) / 8.8in x 8.8in / 2632 x 2632 (300dpi)

Keywords

Head polychrome figurine originally depicted woman lying bed head propped up pillow woman's head shown wearing short striped wig woman's hand visible rests object represent bolts cloth Fragment figurine 332 Bc–395 Ad Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period Egypt Figurine Height 2.8 cm width 5.6 cm depth 2.5 cm weathered stone object rounded top featuring carved horizontal grooves sitting stacked ribbed base surface areas rough texture erosion darker patches visible colors shades beige light gray darker brown pale gray background.