Athena Review Image Archive ™
Thebes: Portait of an 18th Dynasty official
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Limestone head of an 18th Dynasty official (Brussels Museum; AE 1915-1).
This realistic portrait-like sculpture, showing a man with a head covering similar to those worn by palace officials, dates from ca. 1350-1300 BC in the 18th Dynasty, probably from the reign of Thutmosis III or his son, Amenhotep II. The finely detailed headwear and naturalistic facial details represent a fully accomplished level of sculpture typical of that period in the New Kingdom.
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