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Bust of king Amenhotep II

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This upper part of a royal statue was found by the Belgian archaeological mission at Elkab in 1937, at the entrance to the temple of Nekhbet. In spite of the absence of inscriptions, it is almost certain that this bust in pink granite depicts king Amenhotep II. This statue, merging as it does the stylistic features of the statuary of the reigns of Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III, expresses a great level of serenity, combined with a certain monumentality. The king wears a rather fine linen nemes headdress, decorated with an uraeus.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.7703

Dating

AMENHOTEP II/AMENOPHIS II/AAKHEPERURE

Archaeological Site

ELKAB/NEKHEB

Category

STATUE

Material

GRANITE

Technique

HEWN; SCULPTURED

Height

79 cm

Width

53 cm

Depth

28 cm

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