Egyptian Ex Toledo Museum of Art 1906 Terracotta Lamp, Head of a Negro

Egyptian Ex Toledo Museum of Art 1906 Terracotta Lamp, Head of a Negro, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332-30 BC. Filling hole in the center of the head, mouth open wide for nozzle. Features are simplistic in the style. Eyes and nose carved narrow and wide. Long integrated handle behind the head and supported base merged to the chin. Provenance: Edward Drummond Libbey, purchased in Egypt, 1906; gifted to the Toledo Museum of Art in 1906, Accession no. 1906.217. L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)..