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Statue of Montuhotep II

Montuhotep II was one of the most important kings in the ancient Egypt, as he
succeeded to unify upper and Lower Egypt and he ruled for 51 years.

The material: This statue is made out of sand stone, and then it is colored in
black color.

The discovery: it is discovered when Haward Carter's horse trampled on the
floor slab which cover the entrance of the tomb called '' Bab al Haosan". When
it was discovered it was covered in a linen cloth.

The discovery: It is represented in a seating attitude on a throne without back.
He is represented wearing the red crown to satisfy the people of lower Egypt
and to assure that he became the king of upper and lower Egypt not only as a
ruler for the upper Egypt like his predecessors. The ears are exposed to hear
the hymns, the eyebrows and the eyes are represented in a high relief. The
eyes and the cheekbones are bulging. The nose is thick and his mouth is heavy
with prominent lips. He is represented with a huge legs and toes which gave a
strange look (as the art in this period is badly affected and suffered from the
decline in the 1st intermediate period, so the artist wasn't skillful enough). He
wears a long turned up false beard. He is enveloped in a white jubilee garment
reaching to his knee. He appears with crossed arms with closed fist placed on

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