Pharaohs Of The Sun

Amen and Tutankhamen

Karnak
Reign of Tutankhamen, 1332 - 1322 B.C.
Granodiorite; h. 220 cm, w. 44 cm, d. 78.5 cm
Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
Louvre Museum, Paris

Tutankhamen commissioned statues of himself with Amen to demonstrate his closeness to his deity. Here, the god protectively holds a smaller figure of the king, whose panther-skin garment indicates his role as Amen's highest priest. The matte surface of the god's plumes, beard, and collar suggests that they were once covered in gold. The soft, fleshy treatment of the torsos echoes the Amarna style, which lingered in art after the city and the worship of Aten were abandoned.


		Amen and Tutankhamen Karnak Reign of Tutankhamen, 1332 - 1322 B.C. Granodiorite; h. 220 cm, w. 44 cm, d. 78.5 cm Department of Egyptian Antiquities. Louvre Museum, Paris Tutankhamen commissioned statues of himself with Amen to demonstrate his closeness to his deity. Here, the god protectively holds a smaller figure of the king, whose panther-skin garment indicates his role as Amen's highest priest. The matte surface of the god's plumes, beard, and collar suggests that they were once covered in gold. The soft, fleshy treatment of the torsos echoes the Amarna style, which lingered in art after the city and the worship of Aten were abandoned.