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

DateNew Kingdom, about 1539–1077 BCE
Mediumgranite
Dimensions18.2 × 11 × 8.5 cm (7 3/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Terms
Object number1925.606
DescriptionDynasty XVIII New Kingdom. This monarch has specific iconographical traits that makes it immediately distinguishable to specialists.
ProvenanceEl-Hagg Momed Mohasseb & Son by 1909; sold to Mr. Kingsmill Marrs December 1909; formerly of Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection; bequeathed by Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs to the Worcester Art Museum, 1925–1926.
On View
On view
Kohl Pot
Ancient Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, about 1980–1760 BCE
black background
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, reign of Amenhotep III, about 1539–1077 BCE
black background
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, reign of Amenhotep III, about 1539–1077 BCE
(left to right) 1905.13–1905.15, 1905.31
Roman
6th century–4th century BCE
Snake
Roman
1st–2nd century C.E.
Green Faience Scarab inscribed 'Amenhotep'
Ancient Egyptian
about 1550–1070 BCE, New Kingdom
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Chinese
960–1279, late Song Dynasty (1200s–1300s)
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Roman
2nd Century CE
Young Girl Holding a Bird
Ossip Zadkine
1933
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Northern Wei Dynasty
386–534