Head of a Statue of Amenhotep III, Re-Carved for Ramesses II

ca. 1380 BCE; Recarved: 1279-1213 BCE (New Kingdom, 18th dynasty; Recarved 19th dynasty)

28.6 cm 43.2 cm 32 cm

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King Amenhotep III carried out a number of large-scale architectural and sculptural programs during his long reign (1388-1348 BCE). Ramesses II, a king of the succeeding 19th Dynasty, much admired his predecessor's accomplishments and set out to copy them. At times, he simply...

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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Upper Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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