Head of King Amenhotep III

Head of King Amenhotep III
Head of King Amenhotep III
Head of King Amenhotep III
Head of King Amenhotep III

GEM Number

2218

Collection

Main Galleries

Period

New Kingdom

Dynasty

18

Description

A fired clay head from the Karnak Cache (CK 663) portraying King Amenhotep III. The king wears the khepresh crown (sometimes called the blue crown), while a royal uraeus snake rears protectively on his forehead. The large almond eyes of the king later became a stylistic feature of Amarna art. The head was probably made towards the end of King Amenhotep III’s reign.

Region
Upper Egypt
Area
Luxor
Pottery

Height

39.5 cm

Width

27.5 cm

Length

29 cm