Egyptian / Head of Queen Tiye / New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 B.C.)

Egyptian
Head of Queen Tiye
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 B.C.)
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places: Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Active Place: Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Name-CRT: Egyptian
Title: Head of Queen Tiye
Title Type: preferred
View: Front view
Creation Start Date: -138
Creation End Date: -134
Creation Date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 B.C.)
Creation Place: Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Alabaster with pigment
Dimensions: H.: 7.3 cm (2-7/8 in.); W.: 5.7 cm (2-1/4 in.)
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1892.232
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: The fragmentary head from a small statue probably depicts Queen Tiye. The double uraeui, the sacred cobras, attached to a fillet circling the heavy wig denote royalty, but were rarely shown on a queen's image. Queen Tiye was the powerful wife of Amunhotep III, father of the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten.
AMICA ID: AIC_.1892.232
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

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