Author(s): C. Zarnoch, E. Sullivan Description: This pair statue
of Thutmoses III (left) and the god Amun (right, mostly
destroyed) shows the king and the god seated on low throne,
their arms intertwined behind their backs in a gesture of
intimacy. The king is wearing the nemes headdress topped with
double plumes and two ram horns. In his visible hand he grasps
an ankh, the symbol of life. Under his feet are the "nine bows,"
the symbols of Egypt's traditional enemies. The king also wears
other symbols of kingship such as the "false beard" and the
short shendyt kilt. His body is slim and youthful. The figure of
Amun was destroyed in antiquity and later repaired (grooves cut
into the stone above the god's body show where the missing head
would have been replaced). Provenance: Found in the "cachette"
in the court of the seventh pylon Person: The god Amun and king
Thutmose III Date: Dynasty 18, New Kingdom (1479-1425 BCE)
Material: Black schist Dimensions: H: 68cm Current Location:
Cairo Museum Legrain, G. (1906)