Head of a Nubian Man (Sculptor's Trial Piece?)
Object type: Trial piece (?), relief of a Nubian head, earring
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 10.2 cm (4 in.); W. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Sculptors' workshops in the town
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Heads