Head of Amun-Re with Feather Crown

Head of Amun-Re with Feather Crown

Third Intermediate Period, 1076-723 BC

Egypt

Schist, stone, gold
26.7 cm High x 9 cm x 7.6 cm

2018.010.067

This head depicts the god Amun-Re, wearing the deity’s distinctive crown topped by two tall feathers. A round sun disk rests between the feathers on the modius of the crown. The eyes of the statue are inlaid with white and black stone, which becomes popular in Third Intermediate Period hard stone statuary. Traces of gold remain, which indicates the statue may once been gilded.

The head was once part of a larger unfinished statue of the god with a tall back pillar. The statue remains unfinished as indicated by the original chisel marks on the neck, remaining shoulders, high back pillar and side of the statue. This head of Amun-Re was the first object purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection.

The sculpture was purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection on 4 March 1972 in Marseille, France at the Ventes aux enchères Hotel du Prado: Collection d’un Amateur, lot number 49.

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Gift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Parallels and References:
From the 18th Dynasty: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.228.35