Head of King Amasis, reworked for a non-royal individual

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bag wig now visible betrays the original form of the royal nemes headdress, indicating this head was recut from a royal portrait for a non-royal official. The long face and high-set brow line are distinctive characteristics of King Amasis, indicating this sovereign was originally represented.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art