Thutmose III bust., a photo from Luxor, Inland

Photographer's Note

One of several statues of Thutmose III, the reigning Pharoah of Egypt from 1479-1425 BC. A full body shot of the statue can be seen in this link. Correcting the green tint at left caused by fluorescent lighting, made the red/magenta tones at right excessive & vice versa. Another option was b&w.

https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/2017/08/02/luxor-museum/

And from Wikipedia:

"Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54 years and his reign is usually dated from 28 April 1479 BC to 11 March 1425 BC, from the age of two and until his death at age fifty-six; however, during the first 22 years of his reign, he was coregent with his stepmother and aunt, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh. While he was shown first on surviving monuments, both were assigned the usual royal names and insignia and neither is given any obvious seniority over the other. Thutmose served as the head of Hatshepsut's armies. During the final two years of his reign, he appointed his son and successor, Amenhotep II, as his junior co-regent. His firstborn son and heir to the throne, Amenemhat, predeceased Thutmose III. He would become one of the most powerful Pharaohs of the 18th dynasty."

As was quite common for succeeding monarchs, much of his stepmother's legacy was erased, chiselled out or destroyed. He must have really resented her being joint head of state for 22 years.

COSTANTINO, pajaran, ikeharel, jemaflor, Fis2, holmertz, pierrefonds, Royaldevon, PaulVDV has marked this note useful

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ifege (48135) 2022-02-19 20:30

Hi Chris
A good close up of Thutmose 111 with lots of great detail.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (116560) 2022-02-19 22:04

Hello dear Chris and have a nice day
excellent close up of this statue
impressive presentation of the reigning
Pharaoh of Egypt
thanks for the sharing
regards
Costantino

Silvio1953 (221695) 2022-02-19 22:15

Ciao Chris, great capture of fantastic sculpture, fine details, splendid sharpness, wonderful colors and beautiful light,, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (113411) 2022-02-19 23:04

Hello Chris,
Imposing ancient statue, well preserved through the time past.
One remark though: I think you took this one too close to the subject, probably no other choice.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

jemaflor (147204) 2022-02-19 23:45

Hi Chris,
nice statue well photographed, good quality, ligt, sharpness and beautiful golden tones, interesting, tfs.

emka (158204) 2022-02-19 23:58

Hello Chris,

Good presentation of the head of the Thutmose III. we can be sure that he looked like this. Amazing mastery of the Egyptian artists. As I see from the link, this museum has fantastic exhibits. I had no time enough to visit it. But I saw a lot of sculptures and reliefs.

Have a nice Sunday

MAlgo

Fis2 (170839) 2022-02-20 0:32

Witaj Chris!
A very interesting fragment of statue.
I like POV, colors and light.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102760) 2022-02-20 0:50

Hello Chris,
It's a beautiful bust and most of it is in a good condition. I like the tight frame and the fine exposure and sharpness.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (139308) 2022-02-20 2:48

Hi Chris,a great piece of history to see in Luxor, maybe one of the most beautiful as i remember,a perfect face to face with the mask in an excellent quality as usual!Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

jmdias (115230) 2022-02-20 9:14

chris

very beautiful statue, there is a serenity in the face of the pharaoh, the smile is so soft like in the monalisa. excellent image and statue. TFS.

take care

jorge

pierrefonds (114516) 2022-02-20 9:37

Bonjour Chris,

Le cadrage serr� met la statue en 関idence. La prise de vue permet de voir les d閠ails de la statue de Thutmose III. La lumi鑢e fait briller les couleurs. Bonne journ閑.

Pierre

Royaldevon (85932) 2022-02-20 14:11

Hello Chris,

Having seen lots of images and photographs of Ancient Egyptian art, I am still amazed by their quality. This is a fine, sharp photograph of Thutmose, clearly revealing the textures of the statue.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

PaulVDV (62970) 2022-02-20 14:44

Hello Chris,
This time not a picture taken in Germany :)
Clear and sharp photo of the statue showing the artistic work in detail.
Best regards, Paul

mkamionka (74509) 2022-02-21 1:34

Hi Chris,
Very impressive close up of the pharaoh bust.
Even if the travel opens slowly, many of us still get back to the archives. Maybe I should reach into my Egyptian archives as well.
Very well done,
M

Tue (92442) 2022-02-21 9:36

Hello Chris,
A great close-up photo of this ancient statue, amazing to think that it survived all those many centuries. Fine lighting and good tight framing.
Lars