- Museum number
- EA1063
- Description
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Colossal granodiorite head of Amenemhat III: his face is broader; the eyes, which would originally have been inlaid, are widely spaced and not heavily hooded. The lips are full. Diagonal muscles under the lower lip suggest tension in the heavy jaw. His expression is sombre, but it seems harsh, even brutal.
- Production date
- 1854BC-1808BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 12 centimetres (Fixed stone base)
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Height: 83 centimetres
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Weight: 1000 kilograms (Estimated)
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Width: 55.50 centimetres (Fixed stone base)
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Width: 82 centimetres
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Depth: 55.50 centimetres (Fixed stone base)
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Depth: 69 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Lower part is 1889,0413.2. (EA 1064)
Bibliography:
B. Porter & R. Moss, 'Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings' IV (Oxford, 1934), p. 28;
E. Naville, 'Bubastis, 1887-1889' (London, 1891), pls. I, X;
'Art and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt' [exhibition catalogue] (Japan, 1999-2000), No 2;
H. G. Evers, ‘Staat aus dem Stein’ 2 vols. (Munich, 1929), pls. 115-116;
'Temples and Tombs' [exhibition catalogue] (American Federation of Arts, 2006), 45, cat no. 4;
'British Museum Occasional Paper' 28, p.19, 20;
N. Strudwick, Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt, London 2006, pp. 92-3.
S. Connor, 'The statue of the steward Nemtyhotep (Berlin ÄM 15700) and some considerations about Royal and Private Portrait under Amenemhat III'. In Miniaci, Grajetzki, The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000–1550 BC) Contributrions on Archaeology, Art, Religion, and Written Sources. Vol. 1. London, pp. 71 and 77 (fig 7).
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1990 20 Oct-9 Dec, Japan, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, Treasures of the British Museum, cat. no.48
1991 5 Jan-20 Feb, Japan, Yamaguchi, Prefectural Museum of Art, Treasures of the British Museum, cat. no.48
1991 9 Mar-7 May, Japan, Osaka, National Museum of Art, Treasures of the British Museum, cat. no.48
2006 7 Sept-26 Nov, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Temples & Tombs
2006 21 Dec-2007 18 Mar, Jackonsville, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Temples & Tombs
2007 15 Apr-8 Jul, Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, Temples & Tombs
2007 16 Nov-2008 10 Feb, New Mexico, Albuquerque Museum, Temples & Tombs
2015-2016 5th Oct - 24th Jan. New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Middle Kingdom.
- Condition
- incomplete - head only
- Acquisition date
- 1889
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA1063
- Registration number
- 1889,0413.1
