Title: Head of Akhenaten Wearing the Blue Crown, traces of a hieroglyph behind the neck
Object type: Head of Akhenaten, blue crown, traces of sign
Date: ca. 1353–1336 BC
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 21 x W. 20 x D. 25 cm
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957 (57.180.79, .81), Gift of Sherman E. and Ruth Lee, 1992 (1992.227)
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
Tags: term: Heads