Tile with a head of a Mesopotamian captive from the palace of Ramesses II
Object type: Tile, palace of Ramesses II, bearded face, Mesopotamian singer
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 6 × W. 5.5 × D. 2 cm (2 3/8 × 2 3/16 × 13/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Eastern Delta Qantir (Piramesse)
Locale: Palace of Ramesses II
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935
Accession year: 1935