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Head of a Statue of Tutankhamen (?) with the "Blue Crown"
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head may have once been part of a group sculpture that showed King Tutankhamen (?) being crowned by Amen. If so, the sculpture would have been commissioned to commemorate the king's coronation.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [from Luxor (?)] [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 8/19/1999 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Thebes) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/16 x W: 4 1/8 x D: 5 7/16 in. (18 x 10.5 x 13.8 cm);
Mount H: 4 1/2 x W: 4 1/8 x D: 4 3/16 in. (11.5 x 10.5 x 10.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
22.222