Senuseret III (Part I): The Secret Tombs

Around 1880 BCE, one of Egypt’s most legendary kings takes the throne of the Two Lands:  Kha-kau-Re Senuseret III (“The Kas of Re Appear in Glory”). He initiates his 20+ year reign with an incredibly ambitious building program: two royal tombs are being built at once.

At the same time, a new trend in royal portraiture appears. Statues of the king display him as an careworn, dour man. This is directly opposite the youthful, idealized features of his many predecessors. Does it hearken back to the statuary of Netjer-khet Djoser?

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  1. Nathan

    Hey, this episode isn’t working.

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