Barry X Ball on an Egyptian fragment of a queen’s face

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Title Fragment of a Queen's Face
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates c. 1390–1336 B.C.E.
Places Africa / North Africa / Egypt
Period, Culture, Style Ancient Egyptian / New Kingdom
Artwork Type Sculpture
Material Jasper
Technique Carving

Cite this page as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Barry X Ball on an Egyptian fragment of a queen’s face," in Smarthistory, January 21, 2021, accessed February 21, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/barry-x-ball-on-an-egyptian-fragment-of-a-queens-face/.