Egypt
Archaeologists working at the temple of Montu at Armant have had good pickings recently with the discovery of five heads with crowns, said to be of Middle Kingdom period and now two statues of nobles though without their heads.
The first is of an 18th Dynasty royal scribe and physician named Nebamon who is seated with a naos on his lap containing the God Montu. The second statue is from the 19th Dynasty, reign of King Ramses II of a high priest of Montu, called Ramose.
Ramose is already known through another statue and a representation in the Theban tomb of Khonsu.
Photo: J. Maucor
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Egypt
The Ancient Nobles of Armant
The first is of an 18th Dynasty royal scribe and physician named Nebamon who is seated with a naos on his lap containing the God Montu. The second statue is from the 19th Dynasty, reign of King Ramses II of a high priest of Montu, called Ramose.
Ramose is already known through another statue and a representation in the Theban tomb of Khonsu.
Photo: J. Maucor
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- Conventions Of Egyptian Sculpture
Where did these reserve heads come out of and why did they not integrate into the conventions of Egyptian funerary sculpture? What had been the need for limestone heads with their features in plaster? Could it have been part of the death rituals, the...
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