Lower part of a royal head

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 121

This lower part of a face represents a member of the Amarna royal family. The wide and full lips and the lack of lines in the face suggest one of the princesses is depicted.

The fragment may have come from the Great Aten Temple, like so many others in the collection, but it might also have come from another site such as the Great Palace or the Small Aten Temple, or elsewhere. Statuary in all the temples and palaces at the city of Amarna was hammered into small fragments by Akhenaten's successors.

Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite

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Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite
Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite
Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite
Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite
Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite
Lower part of a royal head, Red quartzite

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