Female head
| Title | Female head |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 2600–2350 BCE 25th century BCE |
| Medium | Gypsum alabaster |
| Origin | Sumerian Sumerian |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Rogers Fund, 1952 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Female head” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 2600–2350 BCE. It is executed in gypsum alabaster. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to ca. 2600–2350 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 25th century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Sumerian. Browse more public-domain art from Sumerian.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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