Head of Nefertem

statue · 1,350 BCE

The Head of Nefertem was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62) in the Valley of the Kings in West Thebes. It depicts the King (Pharaoh) as a child and dates from the 18th Dynasty. The object received the find number of 8 and today is displayed with the inventory number JE 60723 in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

held at

Egyptian Museum · museum building

inv. no.

JE 60723

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