UK - 2005
Photos by Tom & Jan Hise
Page created 01/25/2006
Black Granite of Amenophis III
Black granite figure of Amenophis III, king of Egypt during Eighteenth Dynasty, about 1400 BC. The king is represented in classic pose and dress. Seated on a throne with both hands flat on the knees he wears a nemes-headcloth, false beard, and short kilt which is fitted with a ceremonial bull's tail shown between the legs.
