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<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_PS9.jpg)
Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_PS9.jpg)
<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_PS9.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_PS9.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.33.55_wwg7.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.33.55_wwg7.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_detail_PS9.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_detail_PS9.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegG_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegG_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegH_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegH_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegH1_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegH1_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegH2_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegH2_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegI_print_bw.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.33.55_NegI_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.33.55_pqg.jpg)

Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.33.55_pqg.jpg)

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Queen Tiye

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Sandstone
  • Possible Place Made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY late Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period
    DIMENSIONS 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 33.55
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, probably from Tell el-Amarna; before 1933, reportedly acquired by an unidentified collector of Paris, France; by 1933, acquired by an unidentified dealer, Paris; by 1933, purchased in Paris from an unidentified dealer by Edouard Jonas; 1933, purchased from Edouard Jonas by the Brooklyn Museum.
    Provenance FAQ
    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.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Queen Tiye, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 33.55_PS9.jpg., 2018
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    <em>Queen Tiye</em>, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, 3 3/4 × 3 × 3 1/2 in., 1.5 lb. (9.5 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm, 0.68kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.55. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 33.55_PS9.jpg)

    TAGS

    1352-1336 B.C.E.
    18th Dynasty
    Amarna Period
    Amenhotep III's Wife
    Early Amarna Period
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Head of Queen
    Late 18th Dynasty
    New Kingdom
    Queen Tiye
    Sandstone
    Sculpture Relief

    TAGS

    1352-1336 B.C.E.
    18th Dynasty
    Amarna Period
    Amenhotep III's Wife
    Early Amarna Period
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Head of Queen
    Late 18th Dynasty
    New Kingdom
    Queen Tiye
    Sandstone
    Sculpture Relief

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