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Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress

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Fossiliferous limestone; carved drilled
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1933
Title: Head from a Figure with a Beaded Headdress
Description:
Fossiliferous limestone; carved drilled.

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