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Ahmose and Baketre
Unknown artist-1488/-1411
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen V, Denmark
This noble couple are mother and son, but are represented as equally young and vigorous. The statue group does not represent their actual appearance, but shows them as they wished to be in the kingdom of the gods after their death. The refined, elegant style dates the work to the around 1450 BC.
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Details
- Title: Ahmose and Baketre
- Creator: Unknown artist
- Creator Gender: None
- Date Created: -1488/-1411
- Physical Dimensions: h1150 mm
- Type: Statue. Diorite
- External Link: http://www.glyptoteket.com/explore/the-collections/artwork/mother-and-son
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