Tiy [Queen Tiy], front view.
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Title |
Tiy [Queen Tiy], front view. |
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Date |
1390-1352 BCE? |
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Cultural Context |
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern |
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Style/Period |
Egyptian (ancient)
Amarna period
New Kingdom (Egyptian)
Eighteenth Dynasty |
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Subject |
Sculpture
Figurines
Portraits
Heads (Anatomy)
Women
Queens
Rulers
People associated with politics & government
Clothing & dress
Jewelry
Earrings |
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Description |
Miniature portrait head from Kom Medinet Ghurab (near el-Lahun). Boxwood, ebony, glass, gold, lapis lazuli, cloth, clay, and wax. |
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People Pictured |
Tiy, Queen of Egypt
Tiyi, Queen of Egypt |
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Material |
Boxwood (hardwood)
Ebony (hardwood)
Wood (plant material)
Glass (material)
Gold (metal)
Metal
Lapis lazuli (rock)
Rock
Stone (rock)
Cloth
Clay
Wax |
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Measurements |
H: 3 3/4" (9.4 cm) |
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Technique |
Sculpting
Sculpture techniques
Inlay (process) |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Figurines
Portraits
Heads (representations) |
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Repository |
Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum [at Charlottenburg] (Berlin, Germany)
Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin, Germany) |
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Source |
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.3-37, p.120) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 338-44.jpg |
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