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Material : Sandstone
Height : 185 CM
Found in : Karnak , Temple of Aten (1926)
Period : The New Kingdom
Reign of : Akhenaton
Dynasty: XVIII
Belonged_to: Akhenaten
Archeologist : H . CHEVRIER
Amenhotep IV or Akhenaten is the prominent monarch of the 18th Dynasty who transferred the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Tell El Amarna . Numerous colossi of the pharaoh are considered the most conspicuous items from the Theban phase of the reign of Akhenaten and most of them were found at Karnak in the area next to Amun Ra Temple .
This statue of Amenhotep IV is represents him before having the coronation name of Akhenaten and portrayes him wearing a nemes with the uraeus serpent on his forehead topped with the plum of Shu . The pharaoh is depicted in the customary pose wearing a short pleated shendit that completely sheathes his thighs and holding the Heqa scepter and a flail in his hands . The arms of the king are decorated with some hieroglyphic inscriptions for the sun god Ra-Herakhty .
Among the other statues for Akhenaten that were found at Karnak is the one that depicts him as the father and the mother of all the people . This statue is distinguished from the other colossi since the pharaoh is portrayed naked sexless king with his hands folded to his chest and it is the only unfinished statue .
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