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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Head of an Early Eighteenth Dynasty King

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Head of an Early Eighteenth Dynasty King

Like the nearby head of King Ahmose, this head comes from a royal statue made at the beginning of Dynasty 18. Here, too, the simplified facial features and smiling little mouth do not represent the king’s likeness, but rather allude to images of earlier great rulers. Because the name on this statue has been lost, the identity of its subject is uncertain. It probably represents Ahmose or his son Amunhotep I, the chief imitators of Middle Kingdom royal style.

Medium: Sandstone, pigment
Place Collected: Thebes, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1539-1493 B.C.E.
Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: 28 x 11 x 24 in. (71.1 x 27.9 x 61 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 37.38E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 37.38E_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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