66 | High-quality copy of a statue of Merenptah, made of Egyptian black granite, modelled on the example from the Luxor Museum, late 1950s The statue was created in the 1950s by the Egyptian sculptor Mohamed Nasr, who at the time was handcrafting copies of prominent ancient Egyptian sculptures from Luxor and the surrounding area, using stone from the same Egyptian quarries as the pharaonic originals. The model is a granite statue from the Luxor Museum, which was found in two parts in the Luxor Temple, the upper part in the courtyard of Ramesses II, the lower part in 1958 in the courtyard of the Abu Haggag Mosque. The statue originally belonged to a group of four similar statues of Pharaoh Amenophis III and was first usurped and adapted by Ramses II and finally by his son Merenptah. The pharaoh, striding forward before a pillar in the back with Hieroglyphic inscriptions and a flat relief of Queen Bintantat. His arms are held close to his sides of his body. He wears a nemes headdress with an uraeus snake and a belted, tight-fitting schendyt (loincloth) around his hips. The hieroglyphic inscriptions in various places on the statue (base, back of the pillar) were copied, as was the portrait of Queen Bintantat on the right side of the pillar with the accompanying inscription. A highly representative and high-quality copy of an ancient Egyptian sculpture by an Egyptian master sculptor, which would not be available as original. In view of its age, the copy can already be considered an antique. Dimensions 121 x 26 x 49 cm. Self-collection or please get a shipping quote prior to bidding! 342350 I - € 25.000 59
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