#amenhotep iii
This lion acted as a guardian figure for a temple built by the pharaoh Amenhotep III.
18th Dynasty; Meroitic.
Material: red granite.
Ancient Egypt.
British Museum, London.
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NYC: Brooklyn Museum - Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-tabywallyg on Flickr.
Via Flickr:
Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta
Egypt, probably from Sumenu.
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early in the reign of Amunhotep III, circa 1390–1353 B.C.
Limestone, 15 3/4 x 8 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (40 x 21.8 x 23.5 cm).
Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 40.523
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OG male feminist in history moment
(If you have some male feminists please do tell me)
Amenhotep III,The Ninth King of The 18th Ancient Egyptian Dynasty
The first Ancient Egyptian King to make his wife’s statue The same size as his own(most kings made their wives statue smaller than their own)
