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Statue of Amenhotep III (Nebmaatra), c.1390-1352 BC. Carved in Rose Quartzite from the Luxor Temple. This statue represents Amenhotep on a processional sledge. He is holding scrolls and has feathers on his hips and is wearing a ritual bull's tail on his back. The back is thinner and taller than the statue. The top is decorated with a winged sun-disk over a scene representing Amun seated on his throne. Below this are 4 columns in sunken relief listing the name and titles of Amenhotep. The name of Amun in the inscriptions has been erased and not restored. Luxor Museum, Egypt.
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