Statue / head / pharaoh

Description

Statue head in light brown quartzite of a pharaoh wearing a nemes headdress and uraeus, possibly representing Tutankhamun or one of his successors: Ancient Egyptian, late 18th Dynasty, c.1336 - 1279 BC

Museum reference

A.1953.288

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Statue / head / pharaoh

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

18th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Quartzite

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Depicted: Tutankhamun

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

PM VIII, entry 800-731-310

Aldred, 'Dynastic Egypt in the Royal Scottish Museum', pl. 13

Koefoed-Petersen in 'Meddelelser fra Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek' 17 (1960), 18 fig.

Koefoed-Petersen in Mélanges Mariette, 293-5 fig. 1

On display

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