Diadem with a Pair of Gazelle Heads
Object type: Diadem, two gazelle heads in front
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium: Gold, carnelian, opaque turquoise glass, decayed crizzled glass
Dimensions: L. of forehead band 48 cm (18 7/8 in.); W. at bottom of vertical strip 3 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D
Locale: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III
Credit line: Purchase, George F. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. V. Everit Macy Gifts, 1920
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Animals