Limestone Bust of Queen Ahmes at The British Museum, London

This is a limestone bust of Queen Ahmes-Merytamun, wife of Amenhotep I, was depicted around 1550 BC, in the early 18th Dynasty, wearing the Hathor Wig, New Kingdom. Giovanni Belzoni discovered this piece of a rare early Eighteenth-Dynasty sculpture while working in Karnak in 1817, in the area now known as the Eighth Pylon, a gateway on the southern axis of the temple. He found the statue in two pieces, removed the upper part and intended to return for the lower. He failed to do this, and the lower part is still visible there today. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.