Statue of King Thutmose III, mitre, fish-like headware

European Museums, The British Museum

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Fish-like headwear on the Statue of King Thutmose III

Statue of King Thutmose III

The king wears the white crown of Upper Egypt, with a protective cobra emblem representing the goddess Wadjyt. A long flaring beard has broken away. The hands are in a pose of devotion.

For stylistic reasons the identity of this king seems certain, but his name, once present on the belt, was erased when the statue was usurped. Rameses II put cartouches with his names both on the belt and the shoulders, and his son Merenptah added a pair on the chest.

18th Dynasty reign of Thutmose III (about 1479 - 1425 B.C.)

From Thebes, Karnak, temple of Amun-Ra

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Fish-like headwear on the Statue of King Thutmose III

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Source:  London, United Kingdom