Statue of Amenhotep III (Neb-Maat-Ra) and Sobek c.1390-1352 BC. Carved from Calcite (Egyptian Alabaster). Found in the Sobek temple at Dahamsha. Sobek is seated in a human form with the crocodile head and his right hand holds the Ankh giving life to the youthful Amenhotep III. The King is wearing the Nemes headdress, with the uraeus and royal beard. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Luxor Museum. Egypt.
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Loxur Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art tomorrow (12/12/2022) celebrates the 47th Aniversary of it's opening.
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Loxur Museum chooses the Statue of Montuhotep as the winning monthly piece for December.Montuhotep was a Vizier during the reigns of Senusert I (1926-1971) and Amenmhat II (1872-1929).The statue Shows Montuhotep as a Seating Scribe.The statue was discovered in the Temple of Amun in Karnak.
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