Statue of Senwosret III

Statue of Senwosret III-This masterpiece shows the king wearing the nemes-headdress with a uraeus at the forehead. Amazing skill has been shown in the rendering of the king’s realistic facial expressions - his tired eyes, the bitter mouth, the forceful frowning, and the large ears. The tormented visage of the king reflects his new role and responsibility as administrator of Egypt, a result of the later 12th Dynasty kings’ policies of expanding the Egyptian border further south, and of crushing the authority of independent Nomarchs in order to create a more powerful centralised government. His hands are placed on his kilt in a sign of piety toward the gods. cairo egyptian museum- Statue of Senwosret III-TR 18.4.22.4-CEM004; granite; H. 150cm; 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom; Deir el-Bahri, Luxor; Ground Floor, Hall 21