<em>Trial Piece with Head of a Man</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (19.6 × 14 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.872. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.872_view02.jpg)

Trial Piece with Head of a Man, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (19.6 × 14 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.872. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.872_view02.jpg)

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Trial Piece with Head of a Man

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Limestone, pigment

Place Excavated: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

DYNASTY late Dynasty 18

PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period

DIMENSIONS 7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (19.6 × 14 × 3.7 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 36.872

CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Limestone trial piece with head of a man in low sunk relief. The nose is sharp, the lips very full. The headdress is very simply treated. Traces of red paint around the eye. Condition: There are minor chips on the surface of the stone but the relief is in good condition.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Trial Piece with Head of a Man, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (19.6 × 14 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.872. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.872_view02.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.36.872_view02.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015

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