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Tutankhamun
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, OIM 14088
Colossal statue of Tutankhamun
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1334-1325 B.C.
Luxor, Medinet Habu
Excavated by the Oriental Institute, 1930
Red quartzite, pigment
H: 17'1"; Base: L: 48 3/4; W: 31 1/4; H: 23 in (H: 527.7 cm Base: L: 125; W: 80; H: .59 cm)

The statue is inscribed for Horemheb whose name was recut over that of King Aye. The statue is assigned to the reign of Tutankhamun on stylistic grounds, for it resembles other representations of that king.

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