- Head of Amun
- c.1336-1327 BC, 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tutankhamun
- The braided beard and the distinctive headdress, which was once
surmounted by two plumes, identifies this as the god Amun.
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- The
features of the face suggest that it was commissioned during the reign
of Tutankhamun, maybe as part of the restoration of Amun's monuments
that were destroyed or defaced during the reign of Akhenaten (Amenhotep
IV).
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