Sculpture of King Thutmose III

A rare example of an Egyptian temple sculppture in which the figures face in four directions, suggesting the piece would have stood in the middle of a room. Three of the figures are represeted here twice. King Thutmose III (who is headless due to damage) stands hand-in-hand with the god Montu-Ra (with a falcon head), and the goddess Hathor. By touching the pharaoh's hands, they infuse him with supernatural power.  Thutmose reigned in the 18th Dynasty, dating this piece to around 1479-1425 BC. It was found in the temple of Amun-Ra in Thebes.

这是一件罕见的埃及神庙雕塑作品，其造像面向四个方位，由此可推断该原作曾放置于厅堂中央。其中三尊造像在此出现了两次。因受损而无头的图特摩斯三世国王，分别与隼首神祇门图-拉（Montu-Ra）以及哈索尔（Hathor）女神携手而立。二者通过触碰法老的双手，为其注入超自然神力。图特摩斯三世统治埃及第十八王朝时期，据此可将该作品的年代定在公元前1479年至公元前1425年左右。该作品出土于底比斯的阿蒙-拉（Amun-Ra）神庙。