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<em>Head of a Child</em>, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Head of a Child, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Head of a Child</em>, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Child, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Child</em>, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Child, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Child</em>, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Child, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Head of a Child</em>, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Head of a Child, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

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Head of a Child

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 2nd-3rd century C.E.
    PERIOD Early Roman Period (probably)
    DIMENSIONS 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.304
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small terracotta head, possibly of a child. Apparently a fragment from a statuette. Details of hair not indicated. Mouth open. Object cast hollow in two part mould. Condition: Surface of object slightly worn.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Head of a Child, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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    <em>Head of a Child</em>, 2nd-3rd century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4 x 3.5 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.304. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.304_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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