Reproduction
Object Category
vessels
Description
Terracotta (redware pottery) hollow? female head, presumably from lid in form of human figure. Grotesque, stylized face with large ears, uneven round blobs for eyes; squashed nose and slit mouth. Elaborate coiffure with chignon (broken), details incised; banded headdress just above eyes. ?Imported ware.
Collection Place
Rifeh
Collection Place Notes
Tomb 64
Production Period
12th Dynasty
Material
Dimensions
width: 6.5 cms
height: 5.2 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC38850
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
