Portrait Head of Queen Tiye


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 Museum, Berlin)

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Egyptian Museum, Berlin


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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Portrait Head of Queen Tiye," in Smarthistory, December 9, 2015, accessed March 19, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/portrait-head-of-queen-tiye-with-a-crown-of-two-feathers/.