Tutankhamun's Treasures - King in the White Crown


Wooden Statue of the King in the White Crown
Wood, Gold Leaf, Gesso, Black Resin, Bronze
Height 75.3cm (29.64 inches)
Grand Egyptian Museum #11550 (formerly JE 62360)


"An inscription on the base in yellow paint identifies this statue as 'The Good God, Nebkheperure, justified', that is Tutankhamun. But there is no doubt that it does not look like him and the bodily details are in the Amarna style." (T.G.H. James, Tutankhamun, Metro books/White Star 2000) page 177) Possibly it and a matching one of the king in the Red Crown (along with the statue of the king on a leopard) were made for Nefertiti and/or Smenkhkare.