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Egyptian. <em>Male Head</em>, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Egyptian. Male Head, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Egyptian. <em>Male Head</em>, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Male Head, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Male Head</em>, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Male Head, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Male Head</em>, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Male Head, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. <em>Male Head</em>, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Egyptian. Male Head, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

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Male Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Egyptian
MEDIUM Terracotta
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 27 to Dynasty 31, or later
    PERIOD Late Period or Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.303
    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 Male head, possibly representing a foreigner. Headdress probably intended to be of Egyptian type. Head made as a separate piece, free-modeled.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Egyptian. Male Head, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    Egyptian. <em>Male Head</em>, 525–404 B.C.E., 343–332 B.C.E. or 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Terracotta, 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (4.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 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, 16.303. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.303_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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