Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Head from the Statuette of a King New KingdomDra Abu el-Naga

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Description

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Basalt. h. 5 cm (1 15/16 in). Possibly from: Tomb AN-B, Dra Abu el-Naga, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Kings, Heads. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

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Found at Dra Abu el-Naga
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