Wig (a) and nemes tail (b)
Object type: wig and nemes tail
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Reign of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten
Date: 1353–1336 BC
Medium: indurated limestone
Dimensions: wig (a): W. 17.6 × H. 13.2 × D. 6 cm (6 15/16 × 5 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.); beard (b): L. 6.9 × W. 4.1 × D. 4.5 cm (2 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna/Akhetaten
Locale: Great Temple of the Aten
Locus: pit outside southern wall
Excavation: Petrie/Carter Excavations, 1891-2
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Egyptian Art Gifts, 2019
Accession year: 2019