The Berlin Green Head Among the outstanding achievements of the Egyptian sculpture in the round ever heard of Green Head, who was named after the colour of the plant material used. Berlin, Neues Museum, August 2014 One of the masterworks of Egyptian sculpture from the Late Period, the so-called Berlin Green Head. Description This head of a priest, called the Boston Green Head, is the best portrait sculpture known from the Late Period. The date that this item was created is not decidedly known; Bernard Bothmer notes that because the work does not have "inscriptions" or a "conspicuous headdress," it is difficult to know with certainty the date this object was made; he adds that it "has been attributed to every century from the Saites to the Ptolemies" (See Bothmer 1951, 71-72). The Berlin Green Head came from Egypt. Berlin green head, Late Period, 30th Dynasty, around 350 BC, Neues Museum, Berlin (8169139823).jpg 3,135 × 3,959; 8.97 MB Berlin Green Head-Ancient Egyptian statues in the Ägyptisches Museum Berlin-2.jpg 1,908 × 4,032; 1.28 MB The Berlin Green Head is an ancient Egyptian statue head (AeMP 12500) made from greenschist and housed in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, not far from the Nefertiti Bust.It has been considered the work of a highly skilled (though unknown) ancient Egyptian sculptor, as well as one of the most famous and credited pieces of art from the Late and Ptolemaic periods of ancient Egypt. Berlin, Germany This head of a bald man, commonly called the ‘green head’ for the colour of the stone, ranks among the masterpieces of the Berlin collection. ÄM 12500. H. 21.5 cm. Most objects were offerings found in graves, some few were found in temples. The Egyptian Museum and Papyrus collection of Berlin worldwide renown not only for the bust of Nefertiti, the portrait of Tiy and the 'Berlin Green Head' presents art and papyri from over 5000 years discovered in Egypt and the Sudan. Light wavy lines indicate the furrows of his brow, and crow’s feet radiate from the outer corners of his eyes. The shaved head indicates a representation of a priest. Late Period, Dynasty 30 (c. 400-350 BCE). Distinguishing features include the fine modelling of the face and the precise accentuation of the features, which … The face is wonderfully lifelike and individual. Greywacke. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.