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<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view01.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view01.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view02.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view02.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view03.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view03.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view04.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view04.jpg)

<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view05.jpg)

Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_view05.jpg)

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Head of Cybele

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
PERIOD Roman Period, probably
DIMENSIONS 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 05.9
CREDIT LINE Museum Collection Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Head of Cybele. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE side, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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<em>Head of Cybele</em>. Terracotta, 3 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (10 × 5.7 × 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 05.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.9_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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