Head of a God

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 118

The style of this head is similar to a statue in the temple of Karnak that depicts Amenhotep II with a god. Both works may have been part of a series of statues representating gods that were commissioned by the king for his jubilee festibal or "heb-sed." The king's grandson, Amenhotep III also commissioned a series of divine statues for his own jubilee. For examples of these, see 19.2.5 and 19.2.15.

Head of a God, White Limestone

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Head of a God, White Limestone
Head of a God, White Limestone
Head of a God, White Limestone

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