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Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A charming carved head of a woman, depicted three-dimensionally in a hard, glossy, black steatite. She wears a stippled cap and has angular carved facial features including large, deepset eyes, high cheekbones, and a pointed chin. This head probably graced a full sculpture made up of components carved from a variety of materials. After Egypt became a Christian country, the elaborate wigs of the Dynastic and early Roman periods died out in response to St. Paul's teaching that men should have short hair and women long hair that was kept covered. Caps, nets, and wraps made of stretchy fabric known as "sprang", as found over a woman's head in a tomb at Hawara (dated 250-500 CE), came to characterize women's hairstyles. Size: 1.15" W x 1.45" H (2.9 cm x 3.7 cm); 2.5" H (6.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired from Herbert Cahn auctions sometime around 2000

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#151293

  • Condition: Intact, with light wear commensurate with age including deposits in the lower profile areas. Excellent preservation of details and form.

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