Statue of Amun-Re and Thutmose III

GEM Number

3781

Period

New Kingdom

Description

This dyad was found by in the Karnak Cache (CK 135) in 1904. Here, King Thutmose III is seated on a high-back throne, decorated on both sides with the sign of unification between Upper and Lower Egypt. He wears a pleated nemes headcloth, fronted by a uraeus snake and topped with an atef crown. A royal false beard is attached to his chin and a royal kilt is wrapped around his waist. In his clenched fist is the ankh sign of life, while his left arm embraces a damaged smaller figure of god Amun. Legrain attributed the mutilation of Amun’s figure to the reign of Akhenaten. The incised inscription on the right jamb of the throne identifies Thutmose III as: ‘the good lord, Menkhepere, endowed with life’. The king’s bare feet trample over nine bows, symbol of the traditional enemies of Egypt in ancient times.

Region
Upper Egypt
Schist

Height

68 cm

Length

45 cm