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Huge Ancient Egyptian King Tutmosis III 7" X 6"#2346554

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Huge Ancient Egyptian King Tutmosis III 7  X 6 #2346554
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Facts : Tuthmosis III .

When his father died it is thought that Tuthmosis III was approximately 10 years

old and serving as a priest in the temple of Amun - he was then named King and at

his coronation was married to his step sister the Princess Neferure (daughter of

Tuthmosis II and Hatshepsut - she is seen on much of the statuary of Senenmut

(courtier of Hatshepsut) - but she died in Year 11). In Year 2 of his reign, his

step-mother Hatshepsut announced herself king of Egypt, until her death Tuthmosis

III was kept in the background although during this period he spent much time with

the army, he was to become Commander-in-Chief of the army under Hatshepsut.


The death of Hatshepsut - natural or unnatural?

There has been much written about the end of Hatshepsut, most of which can be

separated into two opposing views - there was a violent change over (Hatshepsut

murdered, her images defaced immediately, members of her court similarly treated,

or there was indeed a peaceful change-over of power (evidence now seems to support

the theory that the defacement of Hatshepsut's images by Tuthmosis III happened

late in his reign), in his book 'Warrior Pharaohs', P.H. Newby that almost

immediately after the death of Hatshepsut, Tuthmosis III leads an army of 20,000

men out of Egypt into Palestine - if Tuthmosis III had claimed power following a

coup, he would have needed to stay in Egypt for some time 'clearing up', setting

up government, eliminating decedents - the very ...
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<tr><td>Condition:good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:circa 1900</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:7</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:12</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Huge Ancient Egyptian King Tutmosis III 7" X 6"</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Huntington beach, CA USA</td></tr>
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