Block Statue of Senenmut & Princess Neferure

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 22 October 2019
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Neferure was Hatshepsut's daughter. Senenmut was a confidant and educator of Neferure in addition to being an architect and government official. He was allowed to erect his own statues in Thebes (reflecting his high status). The girl is wrapped by a large cloak and only her head appears. The cartouches of Hatshepsut are carved on the surface of the statue. Granite. From Western Thebes, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1473-1458 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, October 22). Block Statue of Senenmut & Princess Neferure. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11361/block-statue-of-senenmut--princess-neferure/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Block Statue of Senenmut & Princess Neferure." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 22, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11361/block-statue-of-senenmut--princess-neferure/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Block Statue of Senenmut & Princess Neferure." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Oct 2019. Web. 25 Dec 2024.

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