Small head, hand modeled, made of baked clay. It has a primitive aspect. The eyes and mouth are just strokes on the clay, and the curls are shown by small circular holes around the head. This piece comes from a necropolis south of Argin, in the Sudanese Nubia, dated to the so called Group C.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1980/91/307 |
Dating |
C-GROUP |
Archaeological Site |
LOWER NUBIA |
Category |
SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND |
Material |
CLAY; POTTERY |
Technique |
ENGRAVED; SCULPTURED; FORMED BY HAND |
Height |
7.8 cm |
Width |
8.5 cm |
Depth |
7.4 cm |