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Head of Akhenaten
1550-1292 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern)
red sandstone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This figure has a false beard and wears a helmet with a snake at front. He has an elongated head with a hawk at the back of his head and the wings at sides of his head. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] said to be from Kenna]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
L from beard to back of head: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.73