The Statue of Tutankhamun Wearing the Red Crown

This statue represents King Tutankhamun standing with his left leg forward. He is wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt adorned with the royal cobra (uraeus) at the front, the Usekh collar, a short pleated kilt, and a pair of sandals. In his left hand, he is holding a long Heqa scepter with the top missing and in the right hand, the Nekhekh flail
 
The Statue of Tutankhamun Wearing the Red Crown

The Statue of Tutankhamun Wearing the Red Crown
 
This depiction of King Tutankhamun with the long neck, the swollen belly, and the low hips was clearly influenced by the art of the Amarna Period. The statue was found, with six other statues of Tutankhamun, wrapped in bolts of linen with an inscription giving the date when they were carved, which was year three of the reign of King Akhenaten .









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