Upper Part of a Seated Statue of Pharaoh Senwosret III or Amenemhat III

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ca. 1878–1813 BC · Steatite or serpentinite · Egyptian Art

Middle Kingdom kings commissioned moderately sized seated or standing statues of themselves for display in temples throughout Egypt, a category to which this statue belongs. The pattern of the royal nemes headdress, remains of the hooded eye, the protruding mouth, and the prominent ears indicate that the statue represents Senwosret III or Amenemhat III, two pharaohs with distinctive physiognomy who ruled at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1878–1813 BC

Medium

Steatite or serpentinite

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020