Head of Amenhotep II
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, reign of Amenhotep II (1426-1400 B.C.)
Material and technique:
Green basalt
Inventory:
Inv. MB 19
In this very fine piece, the ruler is wearing the White Crown that symbolizes Upper Egypt; on the front is the uraeus, the image of the sacred asp, symbol of sovereignty. This head comes from a small statue of the Dynasty XVIII pharaoh seated on a throne and dressed for the Sed (the royal jubilee), his hands crossed over his chest, holding a scourge and a curved scepter (the heqa).
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FUNERARY RELIEFS
Nearly all the reliefs in the Barracco Museum’s collection belong to the funerary sphere.
They come from a type of tomb, the mastaba (from the Arabic word for bench), which was especially characteristic of Old Kingdom necropolises.
