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Source Description
This head belonged to a small statue of the god Amen-Re, identified by his tall feather crown with sun disk. The statue's back pillar contains the inscriptions "Amen-Re, King of the Gods," as well as "Nefer-ka-Re," which was the Egyptian throne name of the Kushite king Shabaqo.
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Document identity
localId
27660
label
Head of Amun-Re
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
27660
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Head of Amun-Re
description
This head belonged to a small statue of the god Amen-Re, identified by his tall feather crown with sun disk. The statue's back pillar contains the inscriptions "Amen-Re, King of the Gods," as well as "Nefer-ka-Re," which was the Egyptian throne name of the Kushite king Shabaqo.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
715-664 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
figurines
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.7
height
0.4
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 11/16 x W: 3/16 x D: 3/16 in. (1.68 x 0.44 x 0.46 cm)
Source extras
cul
Kushite
dynasty
25th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
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