Carving of a human head

Description

A carving of a human head in bone. The head is surrounded by an oval and there are three tubular openings running through the centre of the piece. Coptic.

Object data

Accession number

HCM 101

Date made

4th to 6th century AD

Materials

Animal; Bone

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to a bone carving. Includes photocopy of object description sheet including sketch of object (date unspecified); photocopy of photograph of object (date unspecified); transcription of label which described object in foundation building display (c. 1996); black and white photograph (date unspecified) of present object and several others in the Hunt Museum. They are HCM 102, HCM 104, HCM 105, HCM 107 and HCM 108. Comments on verso of photograph mentions the attribution of each. Present object is described as Egypto-Roman.

Place of collection

Copyright Attribution

Carving of a human head | Animal,Bone | 4th to 6th century AD | The Hunt Collection | PD

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