Face from a Composite Statue, probably Queen Tiye ca. 1353–1336 New Kingdom, Amarna Period This quartzite head once belonged to a composite statue made of several different materials. Based on the color of the stone (red being the conventional color for men), the owner was originally identified as Akhenaten. However, the subject seems to have worn the standard tripartite wig, which frames the face with two thick hanks of hair while a third section hangs down the back. This wig and the very close similarity of the face to known images of Akhenaten's mother, Queen Tiye, make it virtually ce

Face from a Composite Statue, probably Queen Tiye ca. 1353–1336 New Kingdom, Amarna Period This quartzite head once belonged to a composite statue made of several different materials. Based on the color of the stone (red being the conventional color for men), the owner was originally identified as Akhenaten. However, the subject seems to have worn the standard tripartite wig, which frames the face with two thick hanks of hair while a third section hangs down the back. This wig and the very close similarity of the face to known images of Akhenaten's mother, Queen Tiye, make it virtually certain that she is represented sensitive modeling of the face is typical of the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose at site of Amarna. The existence of gypsum plaster casts excavated in Thutmose's studio suggests that this may have been part of a group statue depicting Akhenaten with his parents, Tiye, and Amenhotep III. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3435. Face from a Composite Statue, probably Queen Tiye Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Face from a Composite Statue, probably Queen Tiye. ca. 1353–1336 Quartzite. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18

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