Art Institute of Chicago
Head From a Shabti (Funerary Figurine) of Queen Tiye
- Date
- New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with traces of pigment
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The form of the crown, full lips, down-turned edges of the mouth and almond-shaped eyes identify this fragment as Queen Tiye. She was the influential wife of pharaoh Amunhotep III. This head may originally have come from a statuette made during the reign of her son, Akhenaten.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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