Relief: Head of a Queen or Goddess

Egyptian stone relief of a female head, in profile, with a vulture headdress.

Relief: Head of a Queen or Goddess

Description:
Head of a Queen or Goddess
Artist:
Artist Unknown
Medium:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H. 14.2 cm; W. 20 cm; D. 3.6 cm
Context:
Altar Court of the Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, Lisht South, Memphite Region, Egypt: MMA excavations, 1908–9
Date:
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, Reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 BCE
Inventory Number:
09.180.60
Lender:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Credit:
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1909
CC0 1.0, Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art