Portrait mask of a bearded man

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Title	Portrait mask of a bearded man
Artist	Artist Unknown (Egyptian)
Date	c. 180
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Sculpture | Polychromed teracotta with inlaid obsidian

Size:

11 x 8 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 20.3 x 21.6 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Egypt, Fayoum

Culture:

Egyptian, Africa, Egypt

Style:

Roman period, 2nd-3rd century

Physical Description:

From the Hermopolis Magna at Tuna el-Gebel. Head of a bearded man with base. Terracotta with polychrome, eyes inlaid with obsidian.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The John R. Van Derlip Fund

Accession Number:

74.5

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009