The block statue is a type of memorial statue that first emerged in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The block statue grew in popularity in the New Kingdom...
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and revered with a block statue. (The original block statue started with the Tomb of Hetep, Saqqara, 12th Dynasty as two cuboid statues, one each of granite...
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Kingdom of Egypt (starting around 2000 BC) witnessed the growth of block statues which then became the most popular form until the Ptolemaic period (c...
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many statues depicting him with his young charge. In all these statues Senenmut is shown wearing a long cloak. Seven statues are block statues in which...
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exist even in the afterlife. The statue is based upon compactness and solidity with few projecting parts; Khafre's block-like body is attached to the throne...
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Bastet was known to be celebrated during the New Kingdom at Bubastis. The block statue from the eighteenth dynasty (c. 1380 BC) of Nefer-ka, the wab-priest...
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Carved of a single block of granite, it is one of the tallest monolithic statues in the ancient world. The Gommateshwara statue is dedicated to the Jain...
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The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in...
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Confederation Building (Newfoundland and Labrador) (section Statues and landmarks at the Legislature)
Statue of John Cabot - located at the foot of the steps at the East Block Statue of Sir Wilfred Grenfell An enamel-coated metal coat of arms of Newfoundland...
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Kingdom was the block statue, which would continue to be popular through to the Ptolemaic Kingdom almost 2,000 years later. Block statues consist of a man...
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Coronation of King Haremhab". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 39: 13–31. "Block Statue of Ay". brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014. O'Connor, David (1993)...
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Priest of Amun-Ra of the 13th century BC has a nearly undamaged block statue. The statue presents four columns of hieroglyphs on its frontal face, and a...
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BC) Statue of Senenmut with Princess Neferure on his lap, Karnak (1470 BC) Block statue of Sennefer, Western Thebes (1430 BC) Twenty Sekhmet statues from...
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Museum, in 2024. The Yakushi Nyorai statue is 169.7 centimetres (5 ft 6.8 in) tall and is carved from a single block of hinoki cypress wood. The left hand...
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notable statues worldwide, past and present. Ain El Fouara Fountain, Setif Constantine statue, Constantine Dihya statue, Khenchela Oruç Reis statue, Aïn...
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his life was found on the back of his block statue (which is now located in Munich). The information on the statue provides details about the education...
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Mentuemhat (section Statues of Mentuemhat)
Kneeling statue at British Museum, EA 1643 Statue at Egyptian National Museum, Cairo. Statue of Montuemhat as an elder man, Cairo, JE 36933 Block statue of...
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Museum. A block statue of Senenmut with the head of Hatshepsut's daughter Neferure appearing below his. From the Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin. Statue of Senenmut...
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York City) Statue of Amun; 1336-1327 BC; height: 220 cm (87 in), width: 44[clarification needed], length: 78 cm (31 in); Louvre Block statue of the god's...
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David (Michelangelo) (category Colossal statues)
general. The statue is unusually slender (front to back) in comparison to its height, which may be a result of the work done on the block before Michelangelo...
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providing evidence that he fell into dishonor at the end of his career. A block statue of him is stored in the British Museum (EA1131) although it is not on...
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ancient Egyptian official known from a block statue found in the Tell el-Maskhuta (perhaps ancient Pithom). The statue, made of red granite is now in the...
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lost. Other blocks of the tomb were found reused in Mit Rahina (the site of the ancient town Memphis). Finally, he is known from a block statue that is today...
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Winged Victory of Samothrace (category Statues in France)
large grey marble blocks whose form or function was unclear: he concluded it was a funerary monument. He decided to send the statue and fragments to the...
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Psamtik I of the 26th Dynasty. Nasekheperensekhmet is known only from a block statue depicting him. From it, it is known that his mother was called Shepamuntashepet...
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100,000 pounds (45,359 kg). When Vulcan's anvil, block, hammer, and spearpoint are added, the statue weighs a total of 120,000 pounds (54,431 kg) and...
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The Statue of Peace (Korean: 평화의 소녀상, Pyeonghwaui sonyeosang; Japanese: 平和の少女像, Heiwano shōjo-zō), often shortened to Sonyeosang in Korean or Shōjo-zō...
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titles of Senenmut. Above the chapel, cut into the rocks, there is a block statue of Senenmut. It has always been a matter of confusion that Senenmut had...
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The ka statue provided a physical place for the ka to manifest. Egyptian Museum, Cairo Block statue of Pa-Ankh-Ra, ship master, bearing a statue of Ptah...
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Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose, also known as the Netaji's Statue, is a monolithic statue made of black granite, dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose...
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