Lower part of a royal head
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lower part of a royal head
- Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Date: ca. 1347–1330 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten)
- Medium: Red quartzite
- Dimensions: H. 5.2 x W. 11.2 x D. 8.8 cm
- Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
- Object Number: 66.99.34
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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