Dyad of Amenophis III and the god Sobek
unknown (Egyptian (ancient))
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Alternative Title
Crocodile god Sobek and the pharaoh Amenhotep III
Date
-1391--1353Description
Profile view; "Royal dyads often depict the king in company with a divinity. The theme was especially popular under the Ramesside kings. In the New Kingdom seated groups often embrace while standing figures hold hands." This large statue was found in a shaft at the bottom of a canal in 1967. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/18/2008)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)Subject
animals, deities, rulers and leaders, Amenhotep III, King of Egypt, Egypt--Religion, New Kingdom (Egyptian), Eighteenth Dynasty
Rights
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