{"data": {"id": 130133, "accession_number": "1952.513", "share_license_status": "CC0", "tombstone": "Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Blue Crown, c. 1391\u20131353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540\u20131069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390\u20131352 BCE). Granodiorite; overall: 39.1 x 30.3 x 27.7 cm (15 3/8 x 11 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1952.513", "current_location": "107 Egyptian", "title": "Head of Amenhotep III Wearing the Blue Crown", "creation_date": "c. 1391\u20131353 BCE", "creation_date_earliest": -1391, "creation_date_latest": -1353, "artists_tags": [], "culture": ["Egypt, New Kingdom (1540\u20131069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390\u20131352 BCE)"], "technique": "granodiorite", "support_materials": [], "department": "Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art", "collection": "Egypt - New Kingdom", "type": "Sculpture", "measurements": "Overall: 39.1 x 30.3 x 27.7 cm (15 3/8 x 11 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)", "dimensions": {"overall": {"height": 0.391, "height_inch": 15, "height_inch_fraction": 0.375, "width": 0.303, "width_inch": 11, "width_inch_fraction": 0.9375, "depth": 0.277, "depth_inch": 10, "depth_inch_fraction": 0.875}}, "state_of_the_work": null, "edition_of_the_work": null, "copyright": null, "inscriptions": [], "exhibitions": {"current": [{"id": 301477, "title": "In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.", "description": "<i>In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).", "opening_date": "1958-03-04T05:00:00"}, {"id": 300779, "title": "Juxtapositions", "description": "<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).", "opening_date": "1965-09-11T04:00:00"}, {"id": 311471, "title": "Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World", "description": "<i>Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 1-September 27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France (March 2-May 31, 1993).", "opening_date": "1992-07-01T04:00:00"}, {"id": 229786, "title": "Exposition Akh\u00e9naton", "description": "<i>Exposition Akh\u00e9naton</i>. Mus\u00e9e d'art et d'histoire, Gen\u00e9ve 3, Switzerland (organizer) (October 16, 2008-February 1, 2009); Fondazione Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy (February 26-June 14, 2009).", "opening_date": "2008-10-16T00:00:00"}, {"id": 281475, "title": "Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt", "description": "<i>Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 13-June 12, 2016).", "opening_date": "2016-03-13T05:00:00"}], "legacy": [{"description": "<em>Pharaohs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the Louvre</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh (11 Feb. 1996 - 14 April 1996).", "opening_date": "1996-02-11T00:00:00"}, {"description": "<em>Expostion Akhenaton. </em>Mus\u00e9e d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de la Gen\u00e8ve, Switzerland (10/16/2008 - 2/1/2009); Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy (2/26/2009 - 6/14/2009).", "opening_date": "2008-10-16T00:00:00"}]}, "provenance": [{"description": "Milton Girod, Chahaignes, France, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art", "citations": [], "footnotes": null, "date": "-1952", "sortorder": 1}, {"description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh", "citations": [], "footnotes": [], "date": "1952-", "sortorder": 2}], "find_spot": null, "related_works": [], "former_accession_numbers": [], "did_you_know": "The Blue Crown or <em>Khepresh </em>was worn by New Kingdom Pharaohs into battle as well as in ceremonies.", "early_education_description": null, "artlens_description": null, "description": "During the long, peaceful reign of Amenhotep III, Egypt reached a pinnacle of wealth and splendor. 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