Pharaohs Of The Sun

Queen Tiye wearing an elaborate wig

Probably from Sedeinga Reign of Amenhotep III, 1390 - 1353 B.C.
Magnesite marble h. 20.3 cm, w. 11.5 cm, d. 12 cm
Gift of George A. Reisner. Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, 1921 21.2802

Akhenaten's mother, Queen Tiye, lived on into his reign. She was venerated as a wise queen mother and may, like her husband Amenhotep III, even have been considered a god. In this statue, she wears a crown with a sun disk and cows horns, which connects her with the traditional goddess Hathor.


		Queen Tiye wearing an elaborate wig Probably from Sedeinga Reign of Amenhotep III, 1390 - 1353 B.C. Magnesite marble h. 20.3 cm, w. 11.5 cm, d. 12 cm Gift of George A. Reisner. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1921 21.2802 Akhenaten's mother, Queen Tiye, lived on into his reign. She was venerated as a wise queen mother and may, like her husband Amenhotep III, even have been considered a god. In this statue, she wears a crown with a sun disk and cows horns, which connects her with the traditional goddess Hathor.