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Egyptian limestone statue of Amenenhat III

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An image of Statue/Figure. Head of King Amenemhet III, wearing nemes head-dress. Find Spot: Aswan, Egypt. Shelly limestone, length 12 cm, width 14.3 cm, circa 1831-circa 1786 B.C. Twelfth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom. Reign of Amenemhat III. Production Notes: Only the shoulders and head are preserved; the base is modern. The statue was found in a private tomb. The facial features are a softer version of the so-called 'realistic portraits' of Senusret III. In this way the ruler was able to promote a visual link to his predecessor.

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Statue/Figure. Head of King Amenemhet III, wearing nemes head-dress. Find Spot: Aswan, Egypt. Shelly limestone, length 12 cm, width 14.3 cm, circa 1831-circa 1786 B.C. Twelfth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom. Reign of Amenemhat III. Production Notes: Only the shoulders and head are preserved; the base is modern. The statue was found in a private tomb. The facial features are a softer version of the so-called 'realistic portraits' of Senusret III. In this way the ruler was able to promote a visual link to his predecessor.

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  • Accession Number: E.2.1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/45.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 878 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 165.58kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 45/1

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