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Head From a Shabti (Funerary Figurine) of Queen Tiye

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Description

The form of the crown, full lips, down-turned edges of the mouth and almond-shaped eyes identify this fragment as Queen Tiye. She was the influential wife of pharaoh Amunhotep III. This head may originally have come from a statuette made during the reign of her son, Akhenaten.

Connections

Royals Akhenaten

Cross-references (1)

  • ARTIC-id 120294 tier-2
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