Relief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret I

Relief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret I

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

On this relief, King Amenemhat I (left) wears a crown with tall feathers, while King Senwosret I (right) has a crown with ram’s horns, little of which survives. The relief was originally part of a block that separated two rooms in a temple dedicated to King Amenemhat I. In these scenes, he was shown as a living king addressed by his son Senwosret I, who was also depicted as a ruling pharaoh. The representations indicate a coregency, a new development in the Middle Kingdom.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Relief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret IRelief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret IRelief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret IRelief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret IRelief block with the names of Amenemhat I and Senwosret I

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.