Face from a Composite Statue, probably Queen Tiye
Description
Head, Queen Tiye. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III-Akhenaten, ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Quartzite. H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.); D. 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.); H. of face 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). Probably from: Amarna (Akhetaten), Middle Egypt. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Front-facing carved stone head of an Egyptian royal woman, showing closed eyes, arched brows, and a flat, tightly shaped wig/hair mass.
The image shows a sculpted head fragment from a composite statue: the face is modeled in a smooth, realistic manner with heavy-lidded, downcast eyes (closed or nearly closed), arched brows, a defined nose, and full lips. The hair/wig is rendered as a rounded mass with a horizontal band near the top of the head; the ears are visible at the sides though the surrounding collar/neck area is broken off. The stone surface appears weathered with minor chips and abrasions, and the break lines suggest the head is incomplete. No readable inscriptions, cartouches, or text are visible on the face or around the edges in this photograph.
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