Head of a Princess

Artist unknownAmenophis (Amenhotep) IV. / Akhenaten, 1351–1334 BCE

Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

The princess’s facial features, especially the elongated face, prominent chin, and curving neck, are derived from depictions of her father Akhenaten. A peg below the base of the neck indicates that this head was made for a composite statue. Traces of paint in the lines of the face, and the empty eyes and eyebrows suggest that the head was already painted and inlaid with faïence, glass, or valuable stones, which must have been removed when Akhetaten (Amarna) was abandoned.

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Title: Head of a Princess
Creator: Artist unknown
Date Created: Amenophis (Amenhotep) IV. / Akhenaten, 1351–1334 BCE
Provenance: Donation James Simon, 1920
Type: Statue
Medium: Silicified sandstone (Quartzite), brown
Inv. no.: ÄM 21223
ISIL no.: DE-MUS-015418
External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Sandra Steiß || Text © Prestel Verlag / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Collection: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung | Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz