Egyptian art
Head of Sethi I
Sculpture
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, Sethi I (1289-1278 B.C.)
Black granite
In this portrait, Sethi I is wearing the blue crown with the uraeus in the center; it is thickly marked by a spiral pattern that evokes the metal studs of the original decoration. A recent study has allowed to approach this head with the fragment of a statue of pharaoh, found in Grottaferrata, and to reconstruct the seated image of the king, dressed in ceremonial dress and recognizable through the cartouche on the dorsal column.
Location: First floor > Room 1 - Egyptian Art
Inventory:
Inv. MB 21