Egyptian - Statue of the god Amun protecting Tutankhamun 3D model

Dimensions of the statue: height: 2.20 m; width: 0.44 m; depth: 0.78 m1,2.

The god Amun protecting Tutankhamun is an Egyptian diorite statue of the pharaoh Tutankhamun (1345-1327 BC) protected by the god Amun whose statue dominates him. Contemporary with the life of the pharaoh, it was discovered in 1857 at Karnak by the French archaeologist Auguste Mariette.

Historical context Tutankhamun is a pharaoh famous for the discovery in 1922 of his tomb, which is one of the few tombs in ancient Egypt that remained untouched. He was the son of the reformist pharaoh Akhenaten, who sought to replace the traditional polytheistic worship of Amun in Thebes with the monotheistic worship of Aten, a form of the god Ra, in Amarna.

Tutankhamun inherited power at a very young age, nine years old. Under the influence of the clergy of Amen in Thebes, he re-established his traditional cult. He died young, at the age of 19.

The clergy of Amun was not grateful to him. He wanted to erase all traces of Akhenaten: he hammered out all his statues and inscriptions, but he treated those of Tutankhamun who had re-established the cult in the same way.

Description The pharaoh, adorned with a feline skin, stands at the feet of Amen, whose statue towers over him (it is almost twice as high). Indeed, as was often the case in antiquity, the statues of the gods are larger in size to express their power. Tutankhamun is the chief officiant in the temple of the god.

Amen, seated on a cubic seat, is shown here in human form, wearing a pleated loincloth and corselet, the divine beard on his chin, and his flat helmet topped with tall vertical feathers. Carefully detailed ornaments - necklace, armlets, bracelets - adorn his neck and arms. The ruler wears the costume of the priests of Amen, a sash-like loincloth with a feline skin over his left shoulder. He is wearing sandals and a large necklace.

Destruction

Cartouche of Tutankhamun forgotten by the destroyers. They date from the reign of Horemheb, who reigned eight years after the death of Tutankhamun. He wanted to erase all traces of Akhenaten's reform in the broadest sense, sometimes called the Amarna Period, after Amarna, the capital city created by Akhenaten.

The head of the pharaoh and the top of his bust were removed. His names on the dorsal pillar were hammered out, but the divine elements, Amen and Ra, which were included in the pillar and which should not be destroyed under pain of incurring divine fury, were preserved. The hands of the god that embraced the king and protected him were broken as if to break the bond that united the two figures. However, the destroyer forgot to erase the cartouche located on the right side, at the bottom of the Pharaoh's loincloth.