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Leopard of
Tuthmosis III
JE 32248 (CG 24912) Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Wood, covered
with bitumen
Size: Height 25 cm; Lenth 75 cm; Depth 12 cm
Location: Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of
Tuthmosis III (KV34)
Excavation: Loret excavations of 1898
Period: 18th Dynasty, reign of Tuthmosis III
(1479-1425)
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A beautiful rendition of a moving leopard, with
unspotted skin and thus black. Evidenced by two
rectangular mortises for the insertion of tenons on the
animal's back, he did not stand along, but was rather a
part of a group composition. This is one of two striding
leopards from the tomb of Tuthmosis
III (KV34)
in the Valley
of the Kings on the West
Bank of Thebes
(modern Luxor).
At one time, each leopard carried on its back a striding
figure of the king, also in gilded wood.
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