Object Image

Head of a statue

This head once belonged to a limestone statue slightly under lifesize.

The somber, sweet expression of these features is very attractive. A vertical line marks the center of the lower lip.

Credit: Rogers Fund, 1941

c. 2400-2150 B.C.
Limestone, paint
8.7in
41.2.11
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2020

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