MUT AND
PENSHENABU

PROJECTS

The goddess Mut, whose name means “mother,” was traditionally represented in the image of a woman with a headdress in the shape of a vulture, surmounted by the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.

The dedicant Penshenabu is portrayed in the act of offering an altar surmounted by a ram’s head to the god Amon-Ra. On his right shoulder he has a tattooed image of the god Amon, while on his left shoulder is the deified Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, patron of Deirel-Medina. The inscription at the base of the statue places Penshenabu during the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 B.C.).

Both artifacts were completely cleaned and the decaying painted layers were restored.

Mut and Penshenabu
Mut and Penshenabu
Mut and Penshenabu
Mut and Penshenabu
Mut and Penshenabu
Mut and Penshenabu