Fragment of a Queen's Face ca. 1353–1336 New Kingdom, Amarna Period This striking fragment is from a statue composed of different materials. The back of the piece shows remains of the mortise that fitted onto a tenon extending from the statue's body which may have been made of Egyptian alabaster to represent a white garment. Two headdresses might have fit this head: the khat-headdress, or the Nubian wig (as seen on the canopic jar lid, , in the same gallery).The royal woman represented here cannot be identified with certainty. It is difficult to imagine that the already aged Queen
Fragment of a Queen's Face ca. 1353–1336 New Kingdom, Amarna Period This striking fragment is from a statue composed of different materials. The back of the piece shows remains of the mortise that fitted onto a tenon extending from the statue's body which may have been made of Egyptian alabaster to represent a white garment. Two headdresses might have fit this head: the khat-headdress, or the Nubian wig (as seen on the canopic jar lid, , in the same gallery).The royal woman represented here cannot be identified with certainty. It is difficult to imagine that the already aged Queen Tiye—the mother of Akhenaten and highly respected as a wise woman at Amarna—was shown as a beauty of such sensuous character. Queens Nefertiti and Kiya, however, are both possible to the Artist ProjectBarry X Ball on an Egyptian fragment of a queen’s face Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #809. Kids: Fragment of a Queen's Face, Part 1 Play or pause #880. Kids: Fragment of a Queen's Face, Part 2 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 Fragment of a Queen's Face. ca. 1353–1336 Yellow jasper. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten). Dynasty 18
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