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New Kingdom
This ibex head was probably attached to the shoulder of a vase similar to one found during the Museum's excavations at Malqata (11.215.460). The body of the animal would have been painted on the vase.
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Title: Ibex Head from the Shoulder of a Vessel
Period: New Kingdom
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: pottery, glaze
Dimensions: H. 9 cm. (3 9/16 in.); w. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); d. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
Accession Number: 66.99.33
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