Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Round Wig
c. 1391–1353 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Round Wig, c. 1391–1353 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 BC. Brown quartzite; overall: 17.3 x 17 x 25.3 cm (6 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1961.417 Amenhotep wears a chin strap that would have held up a false beard.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- brown quartzite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17.3 x 17 x 25.3 cm (6 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1961.417
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review - 1962, Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World, Pharoahs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen, <em>The Role of the Museum in Cleveland's Life</em>, East Ohio Gas Company, Cleveland, OH (18 March-1 April 1963)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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