Image code: 80708

Khaemhat and Imhotep

One of one of the statuary groups of the Inner Chamber: the images of Khaemhat and Imhotep (royal scribe, possibly one of Khaemhat's relatives) are sculpted directly in the limestone in which the whole tomb is dig. The statues have several damaged spots and are covered by a black patina (the burial was violated in antiquity and the patina has been caused by the smokes of the hearths related to the use of the tomb as a habitation). The head and most part of the bust of the statue on the left is lost. The one on the right wears a "duplex" wig, typical of Amenhotep III's reign, and his arms are folded over his chest. Around his neck there are a collar and two heart-shaped amulets.

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