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Object Name |
Amenhotep II |
Object ID# |
MC 0075 |
Date |
c.1450-1425 BC |
Description |
This small bust of a king was a sculptor's model for preparing royal portraits. The king wears the nemes, or striped headdress, adorned by the rearing uraeus serpent, symbol of Egyptian royalty. |
Place of Origin |
Egypt |
Medium |
Sculpture of head |
Material |
Granite (orig.) // Polymer & mica (copy) |
Location of Original |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art NY |
Dimensions |
H-16.5 W-16 Dia-19 cm |