The funerary relief of Amenemone in painted limestone, coming from Memphis, is one of the most beautiful pieces of the Egyptian collection of the Museum: formed starting from 1826 under the good auspices of the Duchess Maria Luigia, it amounts to about 200 objects, carefully selected by the director Michele Lopez.
Amenemone is represented with a rich wig, Osirian lace, a necklace of the value with four turns; the left hand holds an ostrich feather, representative of the position of fan-holder to the right of the Pharaoh, Amenophis III (ca. scribe of the King, in charge of the work in the temple of Ra, general in chief of the army, chief of the archers and butler of the temple of Men-keper-ra. His name, which does not appear in our fragment, can be deduced from two reliefs from the same tomb, today in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.
Title: Limestone wall relief from the tomb of the dignitary Amenemone, Menfi
Author: Anonymous
Date: 14th century BC
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Displayed in: National Archaeological Museum of Parma
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