This fragment represents the upper part of a red quartzite statue of King Tutankhamun, who reigned c. 1336–1327 BCE during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt’s New Kingdom. Traces of original pigment remain visible on the surface.

The king is shown wearing the striped nemes headdress with a coiled uraeus on his forehead, surmounted by the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt (partially preserved).

He also wears a straight, plaited false beard—a distinctive emblem of royal authority—and a broad collar necklace.

Standing 5.3 meters tall, this is the largest ancient Egyptian statue in the Western Hemisphere.

This colossal statue (OIM 14088) is now housed in the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago, USA. Thoughts of Ancient Egypt.