Profile of a Head

Profile of a Head

Public Domain

CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Profile of a Head
Date1570–1070 BC
PlaceEgypt
MediumPainted limestone
Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number58.3.D
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, probably 1930's–1958; purchased by MFAH, 1958.

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Roughly Incised Profile of a Head
Roughly Incised Profile of a Head
1479–1458 BC
Limestone
58.3.B
Ostracon
Ostracon
1570–1070 BC
Painted limestone
58.3.C
Relief Block Depicting Old Kingdom Officials Prostrating Themselves, from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I at Lisht
Relief Block Depicting Old Kingdom Officials Prostrating Themselves, from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I at Lisht
2630–2250 BC
Limestone with traces of polychromy
58.3.A
Head Rest Stem
Head Rest Stem
1550–1069 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.66.2
Mask
Mask
150–650 AD
Black limestone
2015.302
Alabastron, Perfume Bottle
Alabastron, Perfume Bottle
300 BC–100 AD
Egyptian alabaster, probably calcite
34.142
Vase with Handle
Vase with Handle
No date
Alabaster
52.49
Alabastron
Alabastron
500–400 BC
Alabaster
2000.242
Vase
Vase
2890–2613 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.63
Vase
Vase
2340–2181 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.64
Plate
Plate
2345–2181 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.67
Mortar
Mortar
1550–1069 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.66.1