Sidelocks and Elements of Wig Decoration
1980–1801 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Sidelocks and Elements of Wig Decoration, 1980–1801 BC. Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12. Electrum (?) over a calcite gesso; silver; average: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.795
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Electrum (?) over a calcite gesso; silver
- Dimensions
- Average: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1914.795
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Textures: The Art and History of Black Hair
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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