Caption

Fragment of a figurine. 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. 332 BC–395 AD; Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period. Egypt. Figurine. Height 2.8 cm; width 5.6 cm; depth 2.5 cm., A worn stone fragment with a rounded top and layered, ribbed texture is shown against a plain grey background, displaying beige and light brown tones with darker brown weathered streaks and patches, and visible cracks and surface pitting.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_367

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.5Mb (614.8Kb) / 9.1in x 9.1in / 2739 x 2739 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment figurine 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 332 Bc–395 Ad Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period Egypt Figurine Height 2.8 cm width 5.6 cm depth 2.5 cm worn stone fragment rounded top layered ribbed texture shown plain grey background displaying beige light brown tones darker brown weathered streaks patches visible cracks surface pitting.