Face of Senwosret III
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1878–1840 B.C.
Medium: Red quartzite
Dimensions: H. 16.5 × W. 12.6 × D. 11.4 cm (6 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Middle Kingdom
Themes: Faces, Kings, Men, Portraits
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Met highlightDate range
-1878 – -1878
Largest dimension
11.4 cm
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