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<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg)
Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg)
<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view1.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view1.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegL426_29_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegL426_29_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegL426_21_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegL426_21_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegL426_23_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegL426_23_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_top.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_top.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_side2.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_side2.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_bottom.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_bottom.jpg)

<em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_side1.jpg)

Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_side1.jpg)

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Male Head

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Schist
  • Place Collected: Antinoe (El Sheikh Ibada), Egypt
    • PERIOD Hellenistic Period
    DIMENSIONS 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 70.89.1
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Youthful male head of dark green schist. The eyes are deeply set into the face, and the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly downwards. On the youth’s head is a lion’s skin, and this attribute makes probable the identification of this piece as a representation of the young Heracles. Condition: Broken off diagonally at neck. Chin and nose mostly missing. Chips in eyes and brows. Top of head chipped and worn; other chips and scratches. Incrustation in some hollows.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Male Head. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014
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    <em>Male Head</em>. Schist, 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (12.4 x 11.4 x 12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 70.89.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.70.89.1_view4.jpg)
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