Female head, the neck of an anthropomorphic vessel

New Kingdom

ca. 1550 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Female head, the neck of an anthropomorphic vessel
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Pottery, paint
Dimensions: H. 6.5 x Diam. at outer rim of mouth of vessel 4.1 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift, 1979
Object Number: 1979.271
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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