Statue of Senmut identified

A statue fragment in the Manchester Museum has been identified as having represented Senmut, the architect of the temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. It was long believed that it represented a priest of Amun named Userhat from the Middle Kingdom, but a recent analysis now points towards Senmut.
With thanks to Kara Cooney for sharing this.


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