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Head of King Amenhotep II with the ""Blue Crown""

Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), acc. 22.229. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 22.229
Dynasty: 18th Dynasty
Date: 1427-1401 BCE (New Kingdom)
Date range: 1427 BCE – 1401 BCE
Materials: ['granodiorite']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Head of King Amenhotep II with the ""Blue Crown"" (22.229). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220994

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<p>The khepresh, or "blue crown," appears frequently in royal sculpture of the New Kingdom. The king wore this crown on campaigns or in ceremonial processions. As with all royal headdresses, the coiled, protective uraeus serpent appears at the brow.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.229' rel='external'>Head of King Amenhotep II with the "Blue Crown"</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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Royals Amenhotep II

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Walters-AccNum 22.229 tier-2
Walters-id 32992 tier-2

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