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Head of the God Amun
Head of the God Amun
Artist : Anonymous

Model : Amon

Material : Diorite
Acquisition : Rogers Fund (1907)
XVIIIème dynastie
Item 4 on 40
Ancient Egypt
Sculpture (Tête de divinité)

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Description   

This head of the great god of the New Kingdom is recognizable by his tall cap and double plumes. The break at the right side indicates that the head belonged to a group satue, wich may have included the king, perhaps Toutankhamun.
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