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Shard: Head of Figure

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shard: Head of Figure by an unknown artist. The image shows a broken piece of pottery with a painted design. The pottery shard is orange with a curved edge on the top and a jagged edge on the left. The design on the pottery is black and depicts a human head in profile facing right. The head has short hair and a mustache or beard. The figure appears to be wearing a tunic or other garment with horizontal lines. The background of the image is a plain gray surface. The shard casts a shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 4th–5th century
Medium
Painted terracotta
Culture
Pakistan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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