Egyptian Art: The New Kingdom

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This work of art looks as though it is from the Egyptian period, most likely the New Kingdom.
You can tell that this is Egyptian because of how the face is more of an oval shape and the prominent, almond shaped eyes with the winged out liner. Another detail that lead me to believe that this is a work from the Egyptians is the shape of the head piece and the design, how it is in a woven type pattern with the design going around the top and the design all over the cloak.
This is most likely the works of the New Kingdom of Egypt, I say this because it looks like it was carved out of wood and the Old Kingdom used mostly limestone materials. This also suggests that this was of a normal, everyday person. If it had been made from bronze, you could

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