Head of a Queen in the Brooklyn Museum, March 2010

Head of a Queen

The facial features of this head recur on sculpture dating from the end of Dynasty XXX until well into the Ptolemaic Period (305–30 B.C.). The subject here is either a queen or a goddess, but which one is uncertain because the headdress, which might have provided a clue, is lost.

Medium: Limestone

Place Made: Egypt

Dates: ca. 230 B.C.E.

Period: Ptolemaic Period

Dimensions: Height: 4 1/4in. (10.8cm)

Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 86.226.32

Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson
Foundation, Inc.

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