Hoton Quartzite mai girma na Amenhotep III

Babban mutum-mutumi na quartzite na Amenhotep III tsohon sassaka ne na Masarawa tun daga Daular 18th (c. 1350 KZ). An same shi a cikin katafaren dakin ajiyar gawa na Fir'auna Amenhotep na uku da ke gabar Yamma na Kogin Nilu a Thebes (Luxor) a Masar."statue". British Museum. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-28. Shugaban babban mutum-mutumin da ya karye ne kawai ya tsira. Yana daga cikin tarin Ma'aikatar Tarihi ta Biritaniya ta Masarautar Masar da Sudan ta da.

Wannan mutum-mutumi mai launin ruwan kasa na quartzite ɗaya ne daga cikin jerin mutum-mutumi masu kama da juna waɗanda ke gefen yamma na tsakar gida. Idan ya cika, da ya auna sama da mita 8 (ƙafa 26) tsayi ba tare da gindinsa ba, kuma jiki zai tsaya a cikin tsattsauran matsayi na allahntaka Osiris tare da ƙafafu tare da haɗe hannu, yana riƙe da crook da flail, waɗanda alamu ne na sarautar Masar. Mutum-mutumin zai kasance yana sa gajeriyar kilt ɗin sarauta da ja kambi na Ƙasar Masar. Gano kan wani mutum-mutumi da aka gano a shekara ta 1964 da wasu guntuwar jiki da yawa ya ba da damar sake gina hoton mutum-mutumin. Mutum-mutumin da ke wancan gefen farfajiyar sun kasance iri ɗaya, amma an yi su da jajayen granite kuma suna sanye da farar kambi na Bakin Masar.BM Highlights

An fassara ma'anar a matsayin alamar bikin Sed na farko na Amenhotep III, lokacin da aka yi imani da cewa Fir'auna ya yi bikin sake farfadowa kuma ya zama allah yayin da yake raye. Hakan ya faru ne a ranar cika shekaru 30 na mulkinsa. A matsayinsa na allah, sai aka yi wa Amenhotep III sujada ta wannan mutum-mutumi da makamantansu.

Shugaban yana da tsayi 1.17 m, faɗin 81 cm da zurfin 66 cm. An saya shi daga Henry Salt a 1823. Yana da lambar tunani EA 7 kuma a halin yanzu ana nunawa a cikin Babban Kotun Gidan kayan gargajiya. Daga Satumba 2006-Fabrairu 2008 an aika shi a kan lamuni zuwa Amurka ta Amurka a matsayin wani ɓangare na nunin balaguro na "Temples and Kabbarin".

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