Head of a beardless male wearing a conical helmet
600–550 B.C.
FindspotNaukratis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueStone; limestone
Dimensions4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number88.731
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).
probably 2nd century A.D.
about A.D. 150
early 6th century B.C.
Mid 6th c. B.C.
First half of the 6th c. BC
Late 6th century B.C.
Second quarter of the 5th century B.C.
about 460–430 B.C.
Late 5th c. B.C. or early 4th c. B.C.
Second half of the 5th c. B.C.