By Jacqueline Engel
The Queen wears a vulture bonnet over her long wig, with the vulture’s bead flanked by erect cobra serpents.
Above it is a round crown base that is inscribed with the King’s birth and throne names in royal cartouches while alluding to the Sed festivals, that Amenhotep Ill celebrated.
Tiya holds in her left hand a flail, typical for Egyptian Queens.
Also, the particular iconography of the statue can probably be associated with the King’s renewal festivals in the last decade of his reign.
The inscription on the back pillar was added much later by Queen Henuttawy, wife of Pinudjem I (e. 990-969 BCE) when the statue was re-used.
The text contains the Queen’s names, titles, and honorary degrees.
Granodiorite, 18th Dynasty, last decade of the reign of Amenhoteg III ( 1360-1351 BCE) excaveted by Johns Hopkins University Baltimore with the Department of Egyptian Antiquities in 2006.
The temple of Mut in Kamak, JE. 99281
Egyptian Museum Cairo
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