Head in Short Wig
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Object Label
Egyptologists rely on stylistic analysis to assign a date to an object lacking both an inscription and an archaeological provenance, or place of origin. Two details—the horizontal form of the eyebrows and the short, curled wig exposing part of the ears—indicate that this head was carved during one of the first two reigns of the Twelfth Dynasty.
Caption
Head in Short Wig, ca. 1938–1875 B.C.E.. Limestone, 4 1/2 x 3 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 7.6 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 77.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.6_PS2.jpg)
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Title
Head in Short Wig
Date
ca. 1938–1875 B.C.E.
Dynasty
early Dynasty 12
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Limestone
Classification
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 3 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 7.6 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
77.6
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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