Statue
royal statue
41.0cm
170.0cm
90.0cm
granite
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The torso of the statue was found in 1869, acquired in Egypt by Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands and donated by the Queen-Mother Emma to the Museum in 1928. It consists a part of the statue stored in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 29.3.3. In 1998 both parts were rejoined and the statue travels between the two Museums.
Museum object
Bibliography:
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