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The king presents an abundance of offerings, including lotus blossoms, bunches of grapes, pomegranates, and ducks hung by their feet. These are for his father "Amun-Ra", the god in whose temple the statue was placed. The facial features are Tutankhamun's, but the text on the back-pillar attributes the statue to Horemheb, who usurped it after taking the throne. He erased from every monument the memory of Tutankhamun and other rulers linked to the despised Amarna Period. 18th Dynasty, reign of Tutankhamun, circa 1336-1327 BCE. From the temple of Amun-Ra at Thebes, Karnak, Egypt. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 18). Statue of Tutankhamun. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5327/
Amin, Osama S. M. "Statue of Tutankhamun." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 18, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5327/.
Amin, Osama S. M. "Statue of Tutankhamun." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2016. Web. 03 Mar 2021.
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