Egypt Museum

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Diorite Face of Amun

This finely carved diorite fragment once formed a full depiction Amun within a triad statue depicting him alongside his consort, the goddess Mut, and King Seti I. The composition would almost certainly have shown the king standing between the divine pair, as was customary in Ancient Egyptian art. In such triads, the pharaoh’s position between...

Hatshepsut’s Red Chapel

The Red Chapel of Hatshepsut (often called the Chapelle Rouge) is a small temple constructed of red quartzite to house the sacred barque of the god Amun of Karnak. Erected within the precinct of Amun at Karnak, the largest religious complex in Ancient Egypt, the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut was not secluded; rather, it was...