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Male figure with Flared Headdress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork is titled "Male figure with Flared Headdress" by an unknown artist. The image depicts a small, brown, humanoid figure with a flared headdress. The figure has a long neck and no facial features. The body is rendered in a simple style with minimal detail, having a large headless upper body with two arms extending out to the sides and two legs together, in a neutral stance. The figure appears to be made from a brown material with darker areas around the joints. The background of the image is white with a faint shadow around the edges of the figure.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 2700–3000 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Baluchistan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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