Wig fragment

New Kingdom, Ramesside

ca. 1290–1224 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122

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Title: Wig fragment
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1290–1224 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Qantir (Piramesse), Palace of Ramesses II, Private apartments
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 4 × W. 5.8 × D. 1.5 cm (1 9/16 × 2 5/16 × 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935
Object Number: 35.1.141
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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