SculptureEgyptian7th-6th century BCE
Head of a Youth
664-525 BCE
Description
Faience or painted plaster head of a youth wearing a heavily plaited wig. Head is broken off at neck. All facial features indicated, with left eye badly damaged. Face is broad and plump, chin is squared-off.
Dimensions
5.08 x 4.45 cm (2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
From the collection of William A. Koshland
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