Standing sandstone statue of the 11th Dynasty pharaoh Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (r. ca. 2061 BCE-2010
Standing sandstone statue of the 11th Dynasty pharaoh Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (r. ca. 2061 BCE-2010 BCE), traditionally considered the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom, wearing the Jubilee Garment. Found in the courtyard of Mentuhotep II’s temple at Deir el-Bahari, Thebes; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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