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Eternal Egypt: Head of Emperor Hadrian
One of three portraits of Emperor Hadrian, the head from a colossal bronze statue is displayed in the halls of the museum. It is the first portrayal of an emperor wearing a beard.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Queen Hatshepsut
Queen Hatshepsut is the most famous female ruler of ancient Egypt. This head, which is one of the masterpieces of Eighteenth Dynasty sculpture, is part of a statue that once represented the queen in the shape of the god Osiris.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of a Ptolemaic Woman
The head of a Ptolemaic woman made of marble; it may represent Berenice. The hair is parted in the middle and is gathered together at the back.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Ptolemy the Third
Ptolemy the Third ruled Egypt from 246 to 222 BC. The head is slightly inclined to the left, and the forehead is creased.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of an Amarna Princess
This small head is that of an Amarna statue of a princess and shows the deformation of her elongated skull, and her rather harsh features. The eyes are half closed under heavy lids and well defined eyebrows; the large ears are well...
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Senusert the First
The head was carved in the style of the Eleventh Dynasty with small slanting eyes and horizontal eyebrows, a straight mouth surrounded by an incised line, and the alternate dark and light bands of the royal head cloth carved in radiating...
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Eternal Egypt: Head of the Goddess Hathor
This finely carved head of the goddess Hathor is decorated with a large crown in the shape of a temple facade.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Alexander the Great
The remains of the head of a portrait-statue in white marble of Alexander the Great in Greek style. The nose and the chin are chipped.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of Amenhotep the Third
The pharaoh Amenhotep the Third is portrayed with the features of a young boy; he has a round full face, almond-shaped eyes, curved eyebrows, a small nose and a fleshy mouth.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of a Ramesside Official
The face has an overall blandness of expression, including the insipid half-smile. These artistic features are attributed to the reign of Ramesses the Second.
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Eternal Egypt: Marble Head of a Philosopher
A marble head depicts a man, with short hair, a long beard, and a moustache. The form of the statue indicates that he is a philosopher from Alexandria, for the city was full of intellectuals and philosophers in the Hellenistic period.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of the Wife of an Emperor
This head of a woman, probably the wife of an emperor, was one of the objects eroded by the seawater. Some details of the hair are still visible, but the features are now just an effaced silhouette.
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Eternal Egypt: Royal Head Made of Pink Granite
A carved royal head made of pink granite; it is dated to the Hellenistic period. The head is covered by a Nemes headdress, a small part of the nose is broken. This is one of the objects found among the sunken antiquities of Alexandria.
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Eternal Egypt: Head of King Ramesses the Second
This colossal head belongs to a statue of King Ramesses the second, standing and holding the sacred standard of a male deity with the Atef crown. It appears that there was an inscribed text at the back and the sides of the statue that...
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Eternal Egypt: Head of King Tutankhamun as Amun
Tutankhamun appears here in the guise of Amun wearing the tall twin plumes. Since Tutankhamun's face shows a gentle childlike quality, we can assume it was carved quite early in his reign.
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Eternal Egypt: Male Head of the Dionysos Circle
A man's head, belonging to the Dionysos circle, is thought to be the god Dionysos himself or one of his followers.
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Eternal Egypt: Osirian Head of Queen Hatshepsut
This head belongs to an Osirian statue of Hatshepsut. She is wrapped in a shroud like a mummy with a full face, wide eyes with curved eyebrows, and an aquiline nose.