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Head of a Thutmose IV or a Young Amenhotep III
The features illustrated on this weathered head help to identify it as Thutmose IV or his son, a young Amenhotep III, and based on its size it must have been part of a slightly smaller than life-size statue. The king wears the khepresh crown, a crown the king often wears in offering scenes or taking part in battle. The statue appears to have suffered from an iconoclastic event as the nose, upper lip, ears, and the head of the cobra have clearly been the focus of attack and the deliberate nature of the damage suggests that it took place in pre-modern times.
Artwork Details
- Title: Head of a Thutmose IV or a Young Amenhotep III
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: Tuthmose IV or early Amenhotep III
- Date: ca. 1400–1380 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Listwaenite (i.e. low grade metamorphosed peridotite, found in several areas flanking the Red Sea, including Oman peninsula)
- Dimensions: H. 25.2 × W. 13.6 × D. 14 cm, 5.4 kg (9 15/16 × 5 3/8 × 5 1/2 in., 12 lb.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.71
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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