Amenhotep III Recarved for Ramesses II in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

The Head of a Statue of Amenhotep III, Re-Carved for Ramesses II


Creator: Egyptian (Artist)

Period: ca. 1380 BC; Recarved: 1279-1213 BC (New Kingdom)

Medium: granodiorite (red granite) (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 22.107

Measurements: 17 x 11 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (43.2 x 28.6 x 32 cm)

Geographies: Thebes (present-day Luxor, Egypt) (?) (Place of Origin)


King Amenhotep III carried out a number of large-scale architectural and sculptural programs during his long reign (1388-1348 BC). Ramesses II, a king of the succeeding 19th Dynasty, much admired his predecessor's accomplishments and set out to copy them. At times, he simply usurped or recarved Amenhotep III's works, as in the case of this statue.

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