Head From a Shabti (Funerary Figurine) of Queen Tiye
Ancient Egyptian
-1353–-1336
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) with traces of pigment
- Dimensions
- 7.6 × 5.8 × 2.6 cm (3 × 2 1/4 × 1 in.)
- Genre
- ushabti
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
FigurinegypsumstoneTravertinemummy goodsamarna periodeighteenth dynastypainting (image making)sculpturemineralinorganic materialalabasterfuneraryushabtiancient artcarvingfragmentcolorantportraitsegyptianqueensancientpigmentcalcitenew kingdom
About
The form of the crown, full lips, down-turned edges of the mouth and almond-shaped eyes identify this fragment as Queen Tiye. She was the influential wife of pharaoh Amunhotep III. This head may originally have come from a statuette made during the reign of her son, Akhenaten.
