Head of a King (perhaps Ptolemy XII)
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Object Label
Both of these heads have several features commonly found on royal sculpture from the end of the Late Period and the early part of the Ptolemaic Period: a slight smile, circular marks at both ends of the mouth, and a triangular area between the eyebrows and the root of the nose. The larger head, wearing the red and white crowns of northern (Lower) and southern (Upper) Egypt, has a needle-shaped back pillar.
Caption
Head of a King (perhaps Ptolemy XII), 4th–1st century B.C.E.. Limestone, 15 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (38.7 x 14 x 36.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1489E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1489E_PS9.jpg)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Head of a King (perhaps Ptolemy XII)
Date
4th–1st century B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Limestone
Classification
Dimensions
15 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (38.7 x 14 x 36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.1489E
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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