Egyptian statue sculpture fragment of Royal scribe Meniou, 1550-1292 BC, 18th Dynasty, limestone . Louvre Museum inv E11519. From the reign of Aménoph
Egyptian statue sculpture fragment of Royal scribe Meniou, 1550-1292 BC, 18th Dynasty, limestone . Louvre Museum inv E11519. From the reign of Aménophis III. Its inscripotion reads ".... These fleshes will be firm st thou shat will live, thou shat will live, O royal scribe, the righteous, the good love (of the king) in the temple of Re. during his feast of the great offering, you will offer the lettuce as well your call will be heard in Ta-our, and ti will be acquitted against your enemies, you worship the god who appears in the boat " Jean Louis Hellouin the Curator of the Egyptian department of the Louvre in Paris ordered the Statue of “Meniou” to be defaced in 1992, as he believed it had been repaired in modern times by the original private owner of the statue, the statues face was amputated from an area that starts from the right cheekbone and extends to under the left part of the chin. The head was glued back to the torso at the neck.
Size: 4800px × 6599px
Location: Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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