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<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg)
Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg)
<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view02.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view02.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view03.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view03.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view04.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view04.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view05.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view05.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view06.jpg)

Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view06.jpg)

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Male Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Metamorphic schist
  • Possible Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 1st–2nd century C.E.
    PERIOD Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm) base: 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (9.5 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm) H. w/base: 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 69.1
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Male head in grey-green metamorphic schist, an Egyptian material, with a faint outline of the natural hair receding above the temples. Forehead deeply lined; depression at the root of the nose; wide open eyes; aquiline nose; heavy nasolabial furrow; sensitive mouth with lips ever so slightly parted. Filtrum. The head turns towards the right. Condition: Although the head may have been part of a bust all edges have been chipped and it is impossible to tell what the whole once looked like. Both ears are damaged with the right ear being mostly missing. The tip of the nose is missing. The back of the head and the back of the neck have been cleaved off. There is some small damage to the top of the head and to the right cheekbone. The piece is discolored in places.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Male Head, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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    <em>Male Head</em>, 1st–2nd century C.E. Metamorphic schist, 7 5/16 × 4 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (18.5 × 12.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.1_view01.jpg)

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