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Head of a Female with Elaborate WigSecond Intermediate Period (1640 - 1532 BCE)

Not on view
Small terracotta sculpture of a frontal face with thick ridged hair or headdress, scalloped top, and a circular hole at center, pale salmon clay with rough surface

Unknown, Head of a Female with Elaborate Wig, Second Intermediate Period (1640 - 1532 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Head of a Female with Elaborate Wig
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Second Intermediate Period (1640 - 1532 BCE)
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); Width as preserved: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.27
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art