Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 117

This fine indurated limestone torso and head was uncovered in the early Twentieth Century during excavations conducted by Edouard Naville at the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahri. The face, which had brocken off in antiquity, was discovered in the 1960s by Polish excavators who were clearing the destroyed temple of Thutmose III which is adjacent to Mentuhotep's temple. This piece is now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. In the 1990s, the Egyptian Museum made a cast of the face, which is now displayed on the Metropolitan torso. At the same time, a cast of the torso was sent to Cairo and is now displayed with the face. Artist Donald Jensen painted the two casts to match the originals.

Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone

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Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone
Upper part of a statue of Thutmose III, Indurated limestone

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