Amenhotep III: Wall Painting
Updated: Jun 30
Father of the famed “heretic Pharaoh,” Akhenaten, and grandfather to the famous King Tut, Amenhotep III was one Egypt’s greatest pharaohs and the most successful of the 18th Dynasty. During his reign, Egypt enjoyed wealth, peace and stability. There were several exquisite building projects and monuments he commissioned as well as the first man-made lake outside his palace in Malkata for his wife, the Great Queen Tiye. During his reign, Egypt had exceptional influence in foreign policy and diplomacy, which he handled along with his wife, Queen Tiye. Proof of this lies in the renowned Amarna letters coming from Assyria, Babylon, Mittani and Hatti. When Amenhotep III died, he left behind a country that was at the very height of its power and influence, commanding immense respect in the international world.
Date of creation/manufacture: Amenhotep III (-1391 - -1353)
Provenance: KV 22 tomb of Amenhotep III (Valley of the Kings->West Valley)
Link: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010012168
Inventory number Main number: N 521 A Other inventory number: LP 2114 Collection Louvre Museum, Department of Egyptian Antiquities
DESCRIPTION
Object name/Title Name: wall painting (fragment)
Description/Features Decoration: king (head, short curly wig, uraeus, false straight
beard, usekh necklace) Condition of the work: head
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Dimensions Height: 25.5cm; Width: 25cm
Materials and techniques Colour: grey-red-black-blue
PLACES AND DATES
Dated Amenhotep III (-1391 - -1353)
Origin KV 22 Tomb of Amenhotep III (Valley of the Kings->West
Valley)
HISTORY Collector / Previous owner / The Host, Nestor
Commissioner / Archaeologist /
Dedicatee Acquiring details purchase
Acquisition date date of entry in the inventory: 1842
Owned by state
Held by Louvre Museum, Department of Egyptian Antiquities
LOCATION OF OBJECT
Current location Sully, [AE] Room 637 - The New Empire - From the
reconquest to Amenophis III, Showcase 9
INDEX
Category element of architecture, interior and exterior decor, door frame
Name part of object - fragment - wall painting - architectural decor -
Description/Features body part - character - head - king - man - jewel - fake straight
beard - fake beard - beard - necklace - short curly wig - short wig -
wig - hairstyle- usekh necklace - uraeus
Imaging portrait/character/nude
Period New Kingdom - 18th dynasty - middle 18th dynasty - Amenhotep III
