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Foreigner's Head Inlay

New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
ca. 1300–1080 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 124
Foreigners were identified in ancient Egyptian art through the style of their beards, hair, dress, and other attributes. Through this figure’s features, he might be represented as a Libyan or an Asiatic. This piece might have inlaid onto the surface of a piece of furniture such as a footstool, which figures of foreigners often decorated.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Foreigner's Head Inlay
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside Period
  • Date: ca. 1300–1080 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H. 3.1 × W. 2.5 × Th. 0.6 cm (1 1/4 × 1 × 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.41.74
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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