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Seated Statue of Isis, Mother of Tuthmosis III
JE 37417 (CG 42072) Cairo Antiquities Museum
Material: Black
Granite, Gold Leaf
Size: Height: 98.5 cm
Location: Karnak, Temple of Amun-Re, Courtyard of the
Cachette
Excavation: G. Legrain's Excavation of 1904
Period: 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tuthmosis III
(1479-1425 BC)
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This statue represents Queen Isis, the mother of Tuthmosis
III. She is seated on a throne formed of a single
block with the base. He holds a lotus flower scepter in
her left hand and she wears a three part wig and a close
fitting tunic with broad straps. Atop her head is a
cylindrical diadem covered with gold leaf.
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Photographer: Unknown
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