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Greek. <em>Female Head</em>, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Greek. Female Head, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Greek. <em>Female Head</em>, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Female Head, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Female Head</em>, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Female Head, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Female Head</em>, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Female Head, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Female Head</em>, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Female Head, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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Female Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Greek
MEDIUM Clay, pigment
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E.
PERIOD Late Ptolemaic Period to early Roman Period
DIMENSIONS 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.317
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 Terra cotta female head. Long neck. Elaborately braided hair. Subject unidentified. Cast solid. Condition: Extensive remains of white paint on flesh. Casting hole in back of head. Apparently made as a separate piece.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Greek. Female Head, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE front, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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Greek. <em>Female Head</em>, 170 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Clay, pigment, 2 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (6.2 x 3.6 x 3.8 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, 16.317. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.317_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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