18th Dynasty columns

18th Dynasty columns

As indicated by isolated cartouches, these three 18th Dynasty columns were made for Tuthmosis IV. Some twohundred years later, they were usurped by Merenptah and Sethos II, and most of the cartouches name these kings. Much later, the columns were reused in the construction of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where they now serve as supporting elements in rooms I and V.

Present location KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001] VIENNA

Inventory number ohne Nummer

Dating TUTHMOSIS IV/MENKHEPERURE

Archaeological Site ALEXANDRIA

Category COLUMN/PILLAR

Material GRANITE

Technique HEWN

Height 630 cm

Diameter 110 cm

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Bibliography•Satzinger, H., Das Kunsthistorische Museum in Wien: die Ägyptisch-Orientalische Sammlung. (Antike Welt, 25. Jahrgang, Sondernummer.) Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1994, 49, Abb. 31.