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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Head from a Coffin Lid
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Head from a Coffin Lid

Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
Possible OriginEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 25 - Dynasty 26
Date722-525 BCE
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions32 5/16 x 16 15/16 x 9 13/16 in. (82 x 43 x 25 cm)
Object number2018.010.413
Published ReferencesHotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles, Monnaies Anciennes-Archeologie (10 Fevrier 1974), lot 121.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles France, February 10, 1974, 121. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Markings"536" in Arabic on reverse.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art