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Sandstone Head of an 18th Dynasty Pharaoh

This is the sandstone π“‚‹π“…±π“‚§π“π“Œ—π“ˆ™ head 𓁢𓏀 of an 18th Dynasty (c. 1539-1493 B.C.E.) pharaoh 𓉐𓉻, but it is not known which pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 the statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ is supposed to be depicting! The pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 is wearing the White Crown π“„€π“‹‘ of Upper Egypt 𓇓 and the uraeus 𓇋𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆗 has been broken off of the front of the crown π“„€π“‹‘.

It is thought that the statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ is from one of the earlier 18th Dynasty pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 for a couple of reasons. The statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ very much mimics Middle Kingdom styles by having the pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 slightly smiling and also having the other facial features simplified (ears are not three dimensional, eyes 𓁹𓏦 are large). It is thought that the statue π“„šπ“ˆ–π“π“­π“€Ύ is either of Ahmose π“‡Ίπ“„Ÿ or Amenhotep I π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“Š΅π“π“Šͺ because they were pharaohs 𓉐𓉻𓏦 who tended to imitate Middle Kingdom styles.