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Lot 1819
Fragent of a Funerary Jar, belonging to the Famed Thutmose III. Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c. 1479-1426 BC. Inscribed within a rectangular register, the praenomen and nomen, Menkheperre Djehutymes (due to the later of Greek transcriptions, Djehutymes is usually rendered as Thutmose or Thutmosis), and other glyphs, of one of Egypt's most famous kings. The fragment, of triangular shape, from the shoulder of a large jar of alabaster. The stone now a brown color, with encrustations on the exterior, while the interior surface has taken on the almost fleece-like crystalline texture of the alabaster. This jar would have been an adjunct to the canopic jars that would have held the dead king's internal organs. Leftovers that didn't fit into those jars, plus other materials and residues involved in the enbalming, all of which were too sacred to be left lying around, would have been placed in this and similar jars. Piece overall in very fine condition. Size: 7" x 7-7/8". A large and fascinating artifact of one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 5,500.
Thutmose III was the son of Pharaoh Thutmose II and Isis, a minor concubine. Upon the death of his father in 1458 BC, Thutmose III became ruler. However, he was still a minor and so was forced to share power from the beginning of his reign with Hatshepsut, his father's wife, who acted firstly as regent and then later as the dominant co-ruler. For approximately 22 years Thutmose III had little power over the empire. Despite the fact that his step-mother ruled most of his early years, Thutmose III still proved to be one of the longest-reigning rulers in Egyptian history - ruling for more than 30 years beyond the time of Hatshepsut. Obviously some hard feelings arose between Thutmose III and his step-mother. As sole ruler, the newly crowned pharaoh quickly set about eradicating any hint of her reign -- erasing images, names, destroying statues, removing any references to her. Thus surviving evidence of her is fairly scarce.
He was one of Egypt's most active, expansionist rulers -- for which he is sometimes referred to as the Napoleon of Egypt. He engaged in a total of 17 known military campaigns, and was recorded to have captured around 350 cities during his rule. In addition to Syria and Nubia, he conquered much of the Near East. From the wealth of his conquests, he constructed many great buildings and obelisks throughout his empire. These building projects were often vast, thus his rule left a great impact on Egypt, both as a nation and as a culture. His influence was such that he was admired and revered for generations after. Nevertheless, Egyptologists found his tomb is very damaged state. Early tomb-robbers, in their frenzy to find the treasure, threw the burial objects against the wall, often with such force that traces of gold foil from the artifacts were found still adhering to the tomb walls.
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