Head of a God
ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The tall White Crown of Upper Egypt flanked by two plumes is an attribute of Osiris, the god of the dead, who is probably represented here. The rare combination of the crown with this type of wig signified a special form of Osiris, worshipped in a chapel or shrine. At least one other figure was carved so close to the god’s right side that the vertical striations on that side of the wig were never completed.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Metamorphic stone
- Medium
- metamorphic, stone
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 18
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 10 3/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 13/16 in. (25.9 x 14 x 12.2 cm)
- Accession Number
- 67.14
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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