Statue of Tutankhamun

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Statue of Tutankhamun, from the temple of Amun-Ra at Thebes, Karnak, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c. 1336-1327 BCE.

The king presents an abundance of offerings, including lotus blossoms, bunches of grapes, pomegranates, and ducks hung by their feet. These are for his father "Amun-Ra", the god in whose temple the statue was placed. The facial features are Tutankhamun's, but the text on the back pillar attributes the statue to Horemheb, who usurped it after taking the throne and erased the memory of Tutankhamun and other rulers linked to the despised Amarna Period.

The British Museum, London.

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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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