Plaque of a Female Figure

Unknown305-30 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

Gold plate repousse silver panel showing a queen or goddess in a feather garment and a feather headdress and wearing an engraved broad collar. Probably part of an incrustation for a shrine or other piece of furniture.

Details

Title: Plaque of a Female Figure
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 305-30 B.C.E.
Type: Sculpture
Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3464/Plaque_of_a_Female_Figure
Medium: Gold-plated repousse silver
Possible place collected: Delta, Egypt
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (24.5 x 8 cm)
Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession number: 44.120

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