067 PHARAOHS OF EGYPT-AMENEMHAT III (reign 1859–1813 BC). British Museum, London.
Amenemhat III, also spelled Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He is regarded as the greatest monarch of the Middle Kingdom. He may have had a long coregency (of 20 years) with his father, Senusret III.
Amenemhat built a first pyramid at Dahshur (the so-called "Black Pyramid") but there were building problems and this was abandoned. Around Year 15 of his reign the king decided to build a new pyramid at Hawara. The pyramid at Dahshur was used as burial ground for several royal women.
His mortuary temple at Hawara (near the Fayum), is accompanied by a pyramid and was known to Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus as the "Labyrinth". Strabo praised it as a wonder of the world. The king's pyramid at Hawara contained some of the most complex security features of any found in Egypt. The king's burial was robbed in antiquity. His daughter, Neferuptah, was buried in a separate pyramid (discovered in 1956), 2 km southwest of the king's.
(Wikipedia Encyclopedia).
Colossal head of King Amenemhat III.
From Bubastis, temple of Bastet, entrance to the Great Hall.
Middle Kingdom, Twelfth Dynasty.
Reign of Amenemhat III.
Around 1859-1813 B.C.
Granite.
Height 77.5 cm.
Egyptian Exploration Fund, 1889.
British Museum, London.
Here you find a link to the website of the British Museum:
067 PHARAOHS OF EGYPT-AMENEMHAT III (reign 1859–1813 BC). British Museum, London.
Amenemhat III, also spelled Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He is regarded as the greatest monarch of the Middle Kingdom. He may have had a long coregency (of 20 years) with his father, Senusret III.
Amenemhat built a first pyramid at Dahshur (the so-called "Black Pyramid") but there were building problems and this was abandoned. Around Year 15 of his reign the king decided to build a new pyramid at Hawara. The pyramid at Dahshur was used as burial ground for several royal women.
His mortuary temple at Hawara (near the Fayum), is accompanied by a pyramid and was known to Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus as the "Labyrinth". Strabo praised it as a wonder of the world. The king's pyramid at Hawara contained some of the most complex security features of any found in Egypt. The king's burial was robbed in antiquity. His daughter, Neferuptah, was buried in a separate pyramid (discovered in 1956), 2 km southwest of the king's.
(Wikipedia Encyclopedia).
Colossal head of King Amenemhat III.
From Bubastis, temple of Bastet, entrance to the Great Hall.
Middle Kingdom, Twelfth Dynasty.
Reign of Amenemhat III.
Around 1859-1813 B.C.
Granite.
Height 77.5 cm.
Egyptian Exploration Fund, 1889.
British Museum, London.
Here you find a link to the website of the British Museum: