Queen Tiye

Medium: Sandstone

Geograhical Locations:

• Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 33.55

Image: 33.55_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Red sandstone head. A small and very delicately modeled head typical of the Tell el-Amarna school. There is a dowel on the head which once held the separate headdress. The eyes were doubtless inlaid as they are deep set and hollow. Condition: The rear of the head and the dowel are considerably chipped. The nose is broken. There are large chips on the chin, right cheek and forehead.

Brooklyn Museum