€418.00
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23905872529
Product information "Head of a princess"
The heads of princesses carved from quartzite, which stand out due to their elongated skull shape, are among the most unique works of the Amarna sculptors. Attempts at medical explanations are doomed to failure here. In their expressive style, these heads bear witness to the new art movement under Akhenaten. Original: Quartzite, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1350 BC Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand, height with shell limestone base 26 cm.