Blue crown from head of Akhenaten
Object type: Head of Akhenaten, blue crown
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 15 × W. 12 × D. 6 cm (5 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Great Temple of the Aten
Locus: pit outside southern wall
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957