Statue of Amun-Re protecting King Tutankhamun

New Kingdom
ca. 1336‒1327 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statue of Amun-Re protecting King Tutankhamun
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Tutankhamun
  • Date: ca. 1336‒1327 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Karnak
  • Medium: Stone - Diorite
  • Dimensions: 215.2 × 43.3 × 81 cm, 1000 kg (estimate) (84 3/4 × 17 1/16 × 31 7/8 in., ~ 2204.6 lb.)
  • Credit Line: Paris, Musée du Louvre; Départment des Antiquités égyptiennes (E 11609)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art