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New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
Foreigners were identified in ancient Egyptian art through the style of their beards, hair, dress, and other attributes. Through this figure’s features, he might be represented as a Libyan or an Asiatic. This piece might have inlaid onto the surface of a piece of furniture such as a footstool, which figures of foreigners often decorated.
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Title: Foreigner's Head Inlay
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
Date: ca. 1186–1070 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 3.1 × W. 2.5 × Th. 0.6 cm (1 1/4 × 1 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Object Number: 2021.41.74
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