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Realistic Head

Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

This head, remarkable for the modeling of the skull, has characteristics that appear already in late Dynasty 25—early Dynasty 26. Here the working of the eyes and brows with the overall expression suggest a later date.

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