Sujet
Statue of Minemheb, c. 1391-1353. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Statue of Minemheb, c. 1391-1353. Minemheb was one of the many court officials who helped prepare for Amenhotep III's 30-year jubilee festival. Clearly, Minemheb regarded this as the high point of his career, since his title as chief of construction for the jubilee temple is the primary one provided on this statue. It is actually a statue within a statue: Minemheb kneels to present a small altar, upon which squats a statue of the god Thoth in baboon form. Carved in extremely hard stone, Minemheb's statue is nonetheless carefully detailed and superbly modeled. Special attention was given to the rendering of the baboon's face. The heavy-lidded eyes and furrowed brow give the animal an almost contemplative expression.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G07_475
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
77,4Mo (5,2Mo) / 37,2cm x 52,1cm / 4394 x 6157 (300dpi)