manuel cohen

Egyptian sculpture, Luxor Museum, Egypt

Head of Nakhtmin, royal scribe and army general under Tutankhamun and his successors, part of a fragmentary monolithic statue of husband and wife, 1336-27 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, limestone, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. There are remains of the ostrich-plume fan on the wig, symbol of his rank. He was supplanted by Horemheb, who may have had this statue destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 7087x4887 / 6.4MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1336-27 BC 18th dynasty Africa African ancient Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian archaeological archaeology archeological archeology army bust civilisation civilization collection color image colour image Egypt Egyptian fan feather general hairstyle head heritage history horizontal indoors inside interior limestone Luxor Luxor Museum military museum Nakhtmin New Kingdom North Africa North African officer portrait portraiture prince royal scribe scribe sculpture statue stone Thebes tourist attraction Upper Egypt visitor attraction Waset wig
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Head of Nakhtmin, royal scribe and army general under Tutankhamun and his successors, part of a fragmentary monolithic statue of husband and wife, 1336-27 BC, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, limestone, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. There are remains of the ostrich-plume fan on the wig, symbol of his rank. He was supplanted by Horemheb, who may have had this statue destroyed. Picture by Manuel Cohen