AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1892.232
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Head of Queen Tiye
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view
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Creation Date:
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New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 B.C.)
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Creation Start Date:
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-1386
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Creation End Date:
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-1349
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Materials and Techniques:
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Alabaster with pigment
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Subject Description:
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The fragmentary head from a small statue probably depicts Queen Tiye. The double uraeui, the sacred cobras, attached to a fillet circling the heavy wig denote royalty, but were rarely shown on a queen's image. Queen Tiye was the powerful wife of Amunhotep III, father of the heretical pharaoh Akhenaten.
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Creation Place:
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Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Dimensions:
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H.: 7.3 cm (2-7/8 in.); W.: 5.7 cm (2-1/4 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1892.232
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E28709.TIF
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