Title: 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
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 6.1 × W. 6.7 × D.  2.5 cm (2 3/8 × 2 5/8 in., 2.5 cm)
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935
Geography: From    Egypt Eastern Delta Qantir (Piramesse) Palace of Ramesses II   
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY