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<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg)
Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg)
<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_SL1.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_SL1.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_bw.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_profile_PS9.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_profile_PS9.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_threequarter_PS9.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_back_PS9.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_back_PS9.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.1_erg456.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.59.1_erg456.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail01.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail01.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_threequarter_front_left_bw.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_threequarter_front_left_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail04.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail04.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail05.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail05.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail02.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail02.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail03.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CONS.59.1_xrs_detail03.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_left_bw.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_left_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_back_bw.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_back_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_right_bw.jpg)

Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_right_bw.jpg)

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Head and Torso of a Noblewoman

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM Diorite
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY middle of Dynasty 12
    PERIOD Middle Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 59.1
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Head and torso of a lady in quartz-diorite, from a seated statuette. Heavy, striated lappet wig, broad face, large ears, conventional close-fitting gown with two straps. Back pillar, uninscribed. Preserved to elbows. Condition: Nose chipped. Statue incomplete but otherwise intact.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION Head and Torso of a Noblewoman, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE front, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    <em>Head and Torso of a Noblewoman</em>, ca. 1844–1837 B.C.E. Diorite, 9 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (22.9 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 59.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 59.1_front_PS9.jpg)

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    Head and Torso
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    TAGS

    noblewoman
    Female
    Bust
    Head and Torso
    Ancient Egypt
    Eyptian
    Diorite
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    x-ray

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