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Egyptian sculpture, Luxor Museum, Egypt

Statue of Tuthmosis III, 6th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, detail, wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, false royal beard and kilt with buckle inscribed with his cartouche, 1490-36 BC, New Kingdom, greywacke sandstone, from the Karnak Temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This statue is one of the finest in ancient Egypt, with the king eternally youthful and confidant. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 6389x4331 / 4.4MB; www.manuelcohen.com; 1490-36 BC 18th dynasty 6th pharaoh Africa African ancient Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian archaeological archaeology archeological archeology beard buckle cartouche civilisation civilization cobra collection color image colour image detail Egypt Egyptian false beard greywacke headdress heritage history holding horizontal indoors inside interior kilt king Luxor Luxor Museum museum Nemes headdress New Kingdom North Africa North African pharaoh portrait portraiture protection royal royal beard ruler sandstone sculpture serpent smile smiling snake statue stepping stone Thebes Thothmes III Thutmose III Thutmose the Conqueror tourist attraction Tuthmosis III Upper Egypt uraeus visitor attraction Waset
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Statue of Tuthmosis III, 6th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, detail, wearing Nemes headdress with protective uraeus, false royal beard and kilt with buckle inscribed with his cartouche, 1490-36 BC, New Kingdom, greywacke sandstone, from the Karnak Temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. This statue is one of the finest in ancient Egypt, with the king eternally youthful and confidant. Picture by Manuel Cohen