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Head of a woman

New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117
The size of this beautifully carved head might suggest that it was part of an elaborate cosmetic spoon with a handle in the form of a swimming girl. However, the lower neck edge of heads that fit such spoons is normally flattened. This example may then have actually belonged to a small ivory statuette.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a woman
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
  • Geography: Possibly from Fayum Entrance Area, Gurob; From Egypt
  • Medium: Ivory (Hippopotamus), Egyptian blue (traces)
  • Dimensions: H. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); D. 2.2 cm (7/8 in)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.281.93
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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