Colossal Statue of Amenhotep III, reworked, reinscribed by Merneptah

Medium

Porphyritic diorite

Dimensions

H. 245.1 cm (96 1/2 in) W. of base 71.1 cm (28 in); d. 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in) Weight 3674.1 kg (8100 lbs)

Classification

Statue, seated king, Amenhotep III, Merneptah

Period

New Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, by exchange, 1922

Accession Number

22.5.1

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