Unknown Egyptian
Profile of a Head

Profile of a Head

Public Domain

Artist
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
Not on view

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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
Unknown Egyptian
Roughly Incised Profile of a Head
1479–1458 BC
Limestone
58.3.B
Ostracon
Unknown Egyptian
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
Unknown Egyptian
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
Unknown Egyptian
Head Rest Stem
1550–1069 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.66.2
Vessel
Unknown Egyptian
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.8
Vessel
Unknown Egyptian
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.5
Vessel
Unknown Egyptian
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.7
Vessel
Unknown Egyptian
Vessel
No date
Alabaster
97.719.4
Vase with Handle
Unknown Egyptian
Vase with Handle
No date
Alabaster
52.49
Vase
Unknown Egyptian
Vase
2890–2613 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.63
Vase
Unknown Egyptian
Vase
2340–2181 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.64
Plate
Unknown Egyptian
Plate
2345–2181 BC
Egyptian alabaster (calcite)
31.67