Seated limestone statue of King Horemheb & wife AmeniaNew Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Horemh
Seated limestone statue of King Horemheb & wife AmeniaNew Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Horemheb, c. 1300 B.C.-1250 B.C. © British Museum “In 2009 it was discovered that a hitherto unidentified double statue in the British Museum (EA 36) was in fact a statue of Horemheb and his wife Amenia. The statue was acquired by the British Museum in 1837 from the Anastasi collection. The double statue is somewhat different from other statues in that the wife is shown holding her husband’s hand with both of hers. The three clasped hands had broken off. In 1976 the three clasped hands were found during the excavation of Horemheb’s tomb. In 2009 a plaster cast was made of the clasped hands and the cast was used to show it was a perfect match for the British Museum double statue, thereby showing the statue was associated with Horemheb’s Saqqara tomb.” • -- source link
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