Carving of a human head

Material: [Bone](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011798). Accession no.: HCM 101. Current location: [The Hunt Museum](https://www.huntmuseum.com/), [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). A [carving](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300053149) of a human head in bone. The head is surrounded by an oval and there are three tubular openings running through the centre of the piece. It is probably [Coptic](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300020449) - a style of artistic production by Christian [Egyptians](https://www.geonames.org/357994/arab-republic-of-egypt.html) until the 12th century. This piece dates from [4th-6th century AD](http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p08m57hkj63). [More](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/30b6bb7e-a333-39e0-9dc5-a2bdca6b7961/?s%3DHCM+101&pos=1).