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Friday, 26 November 2010

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Large statue of seated Egyptian king made of plaster. Cast in the early 1900's.
Not authentic This is a very fine replica or perhaps cast very similar to the black granite seated Amenhotep III in the BM, from which it may be copied. The statue has several layers of modern pigment which obscure some of the details, such as the king's name on his belt. The name appears to be Mer-maat-ra (Seti I), but might be Neb-maat-ra (Amenhotep III).
Dimensions 8'Hx24'Wx3'10"D