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Funerary Head (Memorial Head of a Priestess)
Funerary Head (Memorial Head of a Priestess)

Funerary Head (Memorial Head of a Priestess)

Dateearly - mid 19th century
Maker Ghanaian
Object number66.68
Provenance[J. J. Klejman (1906-1995), New York, New York]; Richard Fuller (1897-1976), Seattle, Washington; gifted to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1966
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions12 1/2 x 7 13/16 x 6 1/16 in. (31.8 x 19.8 x 15.4 cm)
MediumTerracotta
Funerary Head
Funerary Head
Akan
mid 19th century
Object number: 81.17.322
Image Not Available for Funerary head
Funerary head
Akan
Object number: 76.77
Female Figure with Twins
Female Figure with Twins
Ghanaian
Object number: 81.17.442
Head (Uhunmwun-Elao)
Head (Uhunmwun-Elao)
Benin Kingdom
Object number: 81.17.497
Ancestral head on post
Ancestral head on post
Ghanaian
Object number: 68.152
Head of a Votive Deity
Head of a Votive Deity
Greek
Object number: SC77.77
Head and torso of a young woman
Head and torso of a young woman
Indian
2nd century B.C.
Object number: 39.37
Relief fragment; female head
Relief fragment; female head
Indian
8th-9th Century
Object number: 70.31
Head
Head
Etruscan
ca. 600 B.C.
Object number: 63.155
Scaraboid with Nubian Head
Scaraboid with Nubian Head
Egyptian
Object number: 46.156
Image Not Available for Garuda bird head
Garuda bird head
Thai
15th century
Object number: 35.258
Image Not Available for Haniwa horse's head
Haniwa horse's head
Japanese
3rd-6th century
Object number: 51.41