Upper part from a statue of Thutmose III
18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, 1504–1452 BC
Despite the absence of an inscription naming the king depicted in this smiling, idealized likeness, he can be identified as Thutmose III because of its similarity to other securely dated sculptures of him. Here he wears the nemes, the traditional royal striped headcloth, with a rearing uraeus-serpent at his brow and a king’s wavy false beard.
Despite the absence of an inscription naming the king depicted in this smiling, idealized likeness, he can be identified as Thutmose III because of its similarity to other securely dated sculptures of him. Here he wears the nemes, the traditional royal striped headcloth, with a rearing uraeus-serpent at his brow and a king’s wavy false beard.
Time:
18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, 1504–1452 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Fundort unbekannt
Material/technology:
Granodiorite
Dimensions:
H 46,5 cm, B 30,6 cm, T 23 cm, G ca. 35 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 70
Provenance
1821, purchased by Ernst August Burghart in Egypt