Head of Amun
New Kingdom
This head of the great state god of the New Kingdom, Amun (or Amun-Re), recognizable by his tall cap and double plumes, has a cool, somewhat uncompromising mien. The break at the right side indicates that the head belonged to a group statue, which may have included the king, most likely Tutankhamun.
A scholar has noted the head has strong stylistic and size similarities to a head of a king, probably Tutankhamun, in Bristol, and to a head of Mut that has appeared on the art market, suggesting they might have been the pieces that formed a group triad with this head.
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