6. Kneeling Statue of Senenmut. Egypt,
from Armant. New Kingdom,
Dynasty 18, joint reign of Hatshepsut
and Thutmose III, 1478–
1458 B.C.E. Granite, 18 9/16 x 6 7/8
in. (47.2 x 17.4 cm), base: 6 3/4 x 2
15/16 x 11 9/16 in. (17.2 x 7.5 x 29.3
cm).
Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin
Wilbour Fund, 67.68
25. New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Grey
granite statue of high priest Ptahmose,
from Thebes.
26. Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta
Limestone, painted
Ca. 1400-1352 B.C.E.
XVIII Dynasty, early in the reign of
Amunhotep III
40 x 21.8 x 23.5 cm.
27. ca. 1350 B.C.; New Kingdom, Dynasty 18;
Basalt; height 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs.
Lillian Henkel Haass and Miss Constance
Haass; 31.70
The small Seated Scribe was once part of a
votive offering to Thoth, the patron god of
writing. It is a particularly graceful example of
the artistic production during the reign of
Amenhotep III (1391-53 B.C.) in the New
Kingdom.
28. Statue of a man and two women, New Kingdom; Dynasty 18; ca.1425 B.C,
Painted sandstone, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.
29. Statue of an unnamed administrator, wood,
29.2 cm; Dynasty XVIII; the garment was
probably linen, and shows the pleats popular
at the time. British Museum, London, U.K.
30.
31. Statue of Roy Chanting the Solar
Hymn Written on His Stela
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign
of Amenhotep II (ca. 1427–1400
B.C.E.)
Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes
Limestone, paint, H. 12 3/8 x 6
7/16 in. (31.5 x 16.3 cm) MMA
17.190.1960, Gift of J. Pierpont
Morgan, 1917
50. Haremhab as a
scribe,
New Kingdom,
Dynasty 18,
reign of Haremhab,
ca. 1323–1295 B.C.
Granodiorite
H. 46 in. (116.8 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs.
V. Everit Macy, 1923
(23.10.1)
53. Limestone head of an official
From Egypt
18th Dynasty, about 1350-1300 BC
From a statue
This head has many similarities with those of the reign of Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC) and
also of the later Eighteenth Dynasty (about 1550-1295 BC), such as the limestone statue of a
husband and wife on display in The British Museum (EA36). However, the almond-shaped
eyes and the shape of the mouth probably suggest a date before the Amarna Period (1390-
1327 BC). This head of an official is a masterpiece of the Egyptian sculptor's art. Every effort
has been made to carefully model the face and the characteristic double wig of this period.
Height: 11 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
EA 2339
On loan to the exhibition 'Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British
Museum', at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada (22 January - 22 May 2005)
W. Seipel, Gott-Mensch-Pharao (Vienna, Kunsthistoriches Museum, 1992), pp. 332-3
E.R. Russmann, Eternal Egypt: masterworks of ancient art from the British Museum
(University of California Press, 2001), pp. 234-35, no. 127
54.
55. Limestone statuette of a priest holding an offering table
Said to be from Thebes, Egypt
18th Dynasty, around 1340 BC
This statuette is remarkable for the bright appearance of the stone, the modelling of the face,
and the emphasis on the lines of the eye.
It probably came from a tomb, and represents the eldest son of the tomb owner, whose role it
was to carry out the rites and duties of the cult of his father. Priests carrying out these roles,
usually called sem or iwnmutef priests, are often shown with a sidelock of hair as part of their
official costume. Regardless of the real age of the priest, the sidelock emphasises the relative
youth of the heir in comparison with the deceased. Here the dark blue colour of the sidelock,
contrasting with the black of the wig, seems to indicate that it was in reality a separate
hairpiece.
It has been suggested that the statue represents Thutmose, eldest son of Amenhotep III
(1390-352 BC), who died before his father.
Height: 30.2 cm
Gift of the Earl of Carlisle (1889)
BM EA 21979
On loan to the exhibition 'Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum',
at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada (22 January - 22 May 2005)
A.P. Kozloff and B.M. Bryan, Egypt's dazzling sun: Amenhotep III and his world (Cleveland
Museum of Art, 1992), pp. 253-4
E.R. Russmann, Eternal Egypt: masterworks of ancient art from the British Museum (University
of California Press, 2001), pp. 136-38, no. 55
