Bust of a Queen Wearing Royal Headdress

Description This was once part of a statue showing a seated queen wearing the vulture headdress associated with queens as well as goddesses such as Isis and Hathor. The 30th Dynasty saw the revival of Middle Kingdom motifs, such as the wig with large curls and the large ears. Late Period details include the fleshy face, the slight smile, and the long cosmetic lines of the eyes and brows.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
6/24/1971	Treatment	cleaned
10/04/1971	Treatment	mounted
4/17/1995	Loan Consideration	examined for loan
10/15/1998	Examination	survey
6/01/2000	Treatment	cleaned; sealed; loss-compensation; other

Exhibitions

• Mistress of House Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt. Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn. 1996-1997.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925