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Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.232_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

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Female Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Clay, pigment
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 5th–6th century C.E.
    PERIOD Late Antique Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.232
    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 Female head and shoulders. Earlobes pierced; elaborately waved hair with a curl hanging down on the front of each shoulder. Facial features simple, eyes very large. Made in two-part mold. Condition: Perserved portion in good condition.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Coptic. Female Head, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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    Coptic. <em>Female Head</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in. (6.2 x 6.8 x 4.6 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, 16.232. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.16.232_view1_ICA.jpg)

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    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Female
    Head
    Terracotta
    painted
    Graeco-Roman Period
    face

    TAGS

    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Female
    Head
    Terracotta
    painted
    Graeco-Roman Period
    face

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