Egyptian Dreams

[anneke]

I had shared this image of a part of a boundary stela which is now in the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas-City. It has an interesting feature in that the head of the princess behind Nefertiti has a very clean hole where her head would have been.

I thought it may have been the result of cutting up the stela and selling off the small head to another museum and hence making more money. But someone mentioned that it may have been the case that even in antiquity damage may have been repaired and that this is actually an ancient feature.



Thought you might find that interesting ..

And just for fun, I will include a statue of an Amarna princess from the same display case. I think she may be holding something like a pomegranate




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[Lutz]

[anneke]

Thanks Lutz. I had never heard of ancient restorations either.
It is too bad the head of the Princess is cut out like that.

Interesting to see the other statue of the Princess that is so similar.
There is a pillar at the back. Any idea where this would have been displayed in Pharaonic times? It is rather small. Maybe part of a person shrine? (I have no idea, just guessing).
It did not look to me like it was attached to a larger statue group. I took some pictures from the left and right side and it seems free standing.
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[Lutz]