VERY RARE EGYPTIAN STEATITE HEAD OF AMENHOTEP III. New Kingdom, reign of Amenhotep III 1388-1353 BC. The idealised and youthful face is characterised by slender almond-shaped eyes with thick lids and cosmetic trails extending from each corner. The face of the king is framed by a short curly wig with uraeus, surmounted by the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. For similar see: kneeling Amenhotep III in MFA Boston, R. E. Freed, Y. J, Markowitz, S. h. D'Auria “Pharaod of the Sun, Akhenaten, Nefertiti Tutankhamun, catalogue of exhibition at the MFA, Boston 2000, p 203, fig.10. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 33mm x 15mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's, 30 Sep 2003, Lot 45; Ex. Collection Jacques and Henriette Schumann. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.