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<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.613_PS6.jpg)
High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.613_PS6.jpg)
<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.613_PS6.jpg)

High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.613_PS6.jpg)

<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_NegC_bw.jpg)

High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_NegC_bw.jpg)

<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_NegA_bw.jpg)

High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_NegA_bw.jpg)

<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_negB_bw.jpg)

High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_negB_bw.jpg)

<em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.613_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

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High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
The name Menkheperre-seneb translates to “Thutmose III is healthy,” referring to the king whose cartouche is inscribed on the left shoulder of this figure’s cloak. Having grown up in the palace alongside Thutmose III undoubtedly helped Menkheperre-seneb advance to the rank of High Priest of Amun, one of the highest offices at the time. He wears a leopard-skin cloak, the typical garb of upper-level priests. The leopard’s head and paws hang over his kilt. The stars on the cloak evoke leopard spots.
MEDIUM Granite
  • Place Made: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
    • DATES 1479–1425 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 36.613
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not documented, probably Thebes or Karnak, Egypt; by 1936, acquired by Louis Herse of Alexandria, Egypt; 1936, purchased from Louis Herse by the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Fragmentary red granite standing statue of the High Priest of Amon, Menkheper-re-sonb, wearing panther skin and long skirt. Cartouche of Thutmosis III on left shoulder. Hands by sides, left leg advanced. Single column of inscription down front center of skirt. Large, uninscribed background (reverse slightly concave). Condition: Poor. Head, feet and base missing. Arms and other areas extremely damaged.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.613_PS6.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, 36.613_PS6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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    <em>High Priest of Amun, Men-kheper-re-seneb</em>, 1479–1425 B.C.E. Granite, 28 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 12 15/16 in., 153 lb. (72 × 26.5 × 32.8 cm, 69.4kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 36.613. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.613_PS6.jpg)

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