Head of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian rider

Head of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian rider

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The face is related to those of terracotta figures known as "Persian riders." These figures of elite horsemen in their riding costume and on horseback were widespread in the Persian Period.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian riderHead of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian riderHead of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian riderHead of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian riderHead of a bearded man wearing a pointed cap, perhaps a so-called Persian rider

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.