Object types
statue (all objects)
Materials
quartzite (all objects)
Place (findspot)
Excavated/Findspot Temple of Amenhotep III (all objects)
Period/Culture
18th Dynasty (scope note | all objects)
Description
Head from monumental quartzite statue of Amenhotep III wearing red crown.
Dimensions
Height: 117 centimetres (max)
Condition
incomplete - head only
Curator's comments
PM II (2): p.452
Nicholson and Shaw, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (Cambridge 2000), p. 54
Associated names
Representation of Amenhotep III (biographical details | all objects)
Acquisition date
1823
Acquisition name
Purchased from Henry Salt (biographical details | all objects)
Acquisition notes
Previously entered in error as coming from the 1835 Sotheby sale
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