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Head of Nefertem
Head emerging from a lotus
Materialwood, stucco, paint
Size30 cm high
Created18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
DiscoveredTomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings.
Present locationEgyptian Museum
IdentificationJE 60723

The Head of Nefertem (also known as the Head from the Lotus Bloom or Tutankhamun as the Sun God) 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 (New Kingdom). The object received the find number of 8 and today is displayed with the inventory number JE 60723 in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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