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<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg)
Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view2.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view2.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view4.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view4.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view3.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view3.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view5.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view5.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view1.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_view1.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.88_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

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Head and Bust of a Woman

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Clay
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 19
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.88
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small terracotta head and bust of a woman wearing an elaborate wig.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Head and Bust of a Woman, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg., 2016
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    <em>Head and Bust of a Woman</em>, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E. Clay, 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (6.7 x 3.6 x 3.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.88. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.88_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

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