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Object Number 14-63-50/B619
Display Title Terracotta head
Descriptions
Object Description Head, terracotta
Inventory Description Ceramic figurine, human head and torso, incised and molded feature, remnants of dark pigment lines on surface, loss to lower torso
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Figurine
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Coptic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Egypt
Additional Geographic Terms Zawiyet El-Aryan
Dimensions Overall: 11.3 x 7.1 x 3 cm (4 7/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B / 619
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1914
Provenance
Collector George A. Reisner (1914)
Seller George A. Reisner (1914)

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