AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD FROM A SARCOPHAGUS LID
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Wearing a plain enveloping wig tucked behind the prominent ears, the triangular face with hieroglyphic eyes, the upper lids, extending cosmetic lines and thin conforming brows in shallow relief, the broad nose with drilled nostrils, the full lips pursed into a slight smile and detailed by a crisp vermillion line, the philtrum indicated, the raised chin rounded
18 in. (45.7 cm.) long
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD FROM A SARCOPHAGUS LID
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
Wearing a plain enveloping wig tucked behind the prominent ears, the triangular face with hieroglyphic eyes, the upper lids, extending cosmetic lines and thin conforming brows in shallow relief, the broad nose with drilled nostrils, the full lips pursed into a slight smile and detailed by a crisp vermillion line, the philtrum indicated, the raised chin rounded
18 in. (45.7 cm.) long
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