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Standing statue of Pharaoh Amenemhet III, 12th dynasty (184-1798 BCE), in the severe style typical of the Middle Kingdom royal portraiture. He wears the Egyptian kilt and the "Nemes", the royal headcloth. Inscription on the base says "Beloved of Amun, re of Karnak". Black granite.
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Standing statue of Pharaoh Amenemhet III, 12th dynasty (184-1798 BCE), in the s...

Osiride pillar of Pharaoh Sesostris I, 12th Dynasty (1971-1926 BCE).From one of the chapels of the sacred precinct of the God Amun in Karnak. Limestone, white plaster, paint. H: 158 cm Inv. Luxor J 174
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Osiride pillar of Pharaoh Sesostris I, 12th Dynasty (1971-1926 BCE).From one...

Portrait head of Pharaoh Sesostris III, 12th Dynasty (1878-1840 BCE).The innovation in the royal sculpture of his time were the deep folds and worry lines in the Pharaoh's face.The Pharaoh appears as a human being, not a god. Red granite, H: 80 cm Inv.Luxor J 34
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Portrait head of Pharaoh Sesostris III, 12th Dynasty (1878-1840 BCE).The inno...

Portrait head of Pharaoh Amenhotep I, 18th Dynasty (1529-1505 BCE). Probably part of an Osiride figure (a statue with God Osiris' typically crossed arms). From Karnak. Sandstone, painted, H: 58 cm Inv. Luxor J 40
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Portrait head of Pharaoh Amenhotep I, 18th Dynasty (1529-1505 BCE). Probabl...

Queen Hatshepsut (left) presents twin obelisks to the God Amun. The inscription relates that both obelisks had been covered with "fine gold".One of the obelisks still stands between the fourth and fifth pylons in Karnak. Brown quartzite, H:60 cm Inv. Luxor J 138
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Queen Hatshepsut (left) presents twin obelisks to the God Amun. The inscriptio...

Pharaoh Tuthmosis III, 18th Dynasty (1490-1436 BCE) wearing headcloth and kilt of a king. From the Amun temple in Karnak. Green graywacke, H: 90,5 cm Inv. Luxor J 2
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Pharaoh Tuthmosis III, 18th Dynasty (1490-1436 BCE) wearing headcloth and ki...

Pharaoh Tuthmosis III with the Atef-Crown, 18th Dyn. (1490-1436 BCE).He wears the long,royal beard and broad collar of a king.His profile, with its small, slightly upturned nose is characteristic of the Tuthmosid family Limestone,painted H:58,5cm From Deir el-Bahri
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Pharaoh Tuthmosis III with the Atef-Crown, 18th Dyn. (1490-1436 BCE).He wears...

God with a black face, Amun-Min, an aspect of Amun merged with Min, the primordial fertility god of Koptos. From Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Tuthmosis III, 18th Dynasty. Limestone, H:74 cm Inv. Luxor J 139
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God with a black face, Amun-Min, an aspect of Amun merged with Min, the pri...

In honour of a dead king - Irhatsen is presenting offerings to Amenhotep I (1529-150 BCE). On this and similar monuments long-dead kings were shown being honoured by men serving in the royal funerary cults. Limestone, H: 47 cm From Thebes. Inv.Luxor J 44
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In honour of a dead king - Irhatsen is presenting offerings to Amenhotep I...

Block with relief of Nebnefer,overseer of the treasury of god Amon.Deposited in the temple of the crocodile- god Sobek.An elaborate rattle sacred to the cult of the goddess Hathor is carved on the front. Period of Amenhotep III. Black granite, H: 55,5 cm. Luxor J 136
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Block with relief of Nebnefer,overseer of the treasury of god Amon.Deposited in...

Colossal head of Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, (1403-1365 BCE). The head comes from a statue which was among the last features to be added to Amenhotep's vast funerary temple at Qurna. Red granite, H: 215 cm Inv. Luxor J 133
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Colossal head of Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, (1403-1365 BCE). The hea...

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten,1365-1347 BCE),with double crown. In a temple dedicated to the sun god Aton at Karnak, the pharaoh erected a series of Osiride statues showing himself in a highly realistic style. Sandstone, H:141 cm Inv.Luxor J 53
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Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten,1365-1347 BCE),with double crown. In a temple dedic...