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