Head Of Queen Tiye Egypt Museum

Head Of Queen Tiye Egypt Museum Queen tiye was the wife of amenhotep iii and the mother of amenhotep iv (akhenaten). head of queen tiye. height 7.5cm. egyptian museum, cairo. je 38257. “the haughty dignity of the face is blended with a fascinating directness and personal appeal. the delicacy of the surfaces round the eye and over the cheek shows the greatest care in handling. Egyptian museum, cairo. cg609. this incomplete head probably belongs to queen tiye, wife of king amenhotep iii and mother of akhenaten, based on her distinguished features. the queen wears a large wig on top of which is the remains of a circular base that was used to support a crown. the wig is decorated with three uraei, or royal cobras, with.

Egypt Cairo Egyptian Museum Small Head Of The Queen Tiye The Wif Äm 21834, Äm 17852. photograph by sandra steiß. queen tiye was the spouse of king amenhotep iii and mother of akhenaten. after the death of amenhotep iii and still in the lifetime of tiye the head was reworked. this type of crown in the portrait of tiye is usually worn by goddesses or deified queens. by adding this crown to the statue. Tiye was a powerful figure, but her royal life was complicated, as demonstrated through this changing statue. portrait head of queen tiye with a crown of two feathers , c. 1355 b.c.e. (amarna period, dynasty 18, new kingdom, egypt), yew wood, lapis lazuli, silver, gold, faience, 22.5 cm high (egyptian museum and papyrus collection at the neues. Just as many images of amenhotep iii show him as a god, this head of queen tiye shows her as a goddess. the attributes of the goddess hathor cow horns and sun disks on her headdress emphasize her role as the king's divine, as well as earthly, partner. she even has the king's facial features. in contrast, the large enveloping wig, encircled. This small head, full of wonderful details, portrays queen tiye, wife of amenhotep the third and mother of amenhotep the fourth. the queen's facial features follow the stylistic canons of the reign of amenhotep the third in the almond shaped eyes, the arching eyebrows, and the thin nose.