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Late Period
The face is related to those of terracotta figures known as "Persian riders." These figures of elite horsemen in their riding costume and on horseback were widespread in the Persian Period.
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Title: Head of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian rider
Period: Late Period
Date: 525–332 BC
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 4.5 × W. 2.3 × D. 1.6 cm (1 3/4× 7/8 × 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.2460
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