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Portrait Head of Isis

Portrait Head of Isis

Artist/Maker
Date380–343 BCE
place excavatedNorth Saqqara, Sacred Animal Necropolis, Egypt, Africa
MediumFaience
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 × 3/4 × 13/16 in. (4.9 × 1.9 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Egyptian Exploration Society (1975 Division), London
Object number1977.107
Status
On view
ProvenanceExcavated 1971/2 by Geoffrey Thorndike Martin (1934-2022) and Henry Sidney "Harry" Smith (b. 1928), 150, The Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara, Egypt;¹ by gift 1977 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH Notes: ¹Curatorial file contains statement from US Customs. Letter, dated October 17, 1978, from Rosalind Hall, Archivist with The Egyptian Exploration Society, indicates that all objects given (1977.97-107) were excavated in the 1970/1 and 1971/2 seasons.
Collections
  • On View
  • Ancient
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