Sesostris III. Pharaoh of legend.
Snoeck| N° d'inventaire | 18676 |
| Format | 25.3 x 31.5 |
| Détails | 308 p., color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Ghent, 2014 |
| Etat | Nine |
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New book on sale: old price €35 Pharaoh Senusret III is one of the most emblematic kings of ancient Egypt. At the heart of the Middle Kingdom, his reign (circa 1872-1854 BC) marked a turning point in the history of ancient Egypt. Initiator of major political and administrative reforms, this sovereign conquered Nubia (present-day Sudan) during his reign, where he built a network of fortresses, demarcated the first borders of his kingdom and established intense commercial and diplomatic relations with his eastern neighbors (present-day Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Palestine). His military expeditions and the establishment of a highly dedicated administration allowed him to consolidate his power in the face of external but also internal threats posed by local notables. The Egyptian state was profoundly reinvented. This change is embodied in art through statuary: the enigmatic portraits of the pharaoh that have come down to us break with traditional canons and show him sometimes with severe features, symbols of wisdom, and sometimes with the ideal features of a young man. Other artistic productions illustrate a renewed prosperity and a manifest vitality of cultural exchanges with neighboring kingdoms.
New book on sale: old price €35 Pharaoh Senusret III is one of the most emblematic kings of ancient Egypt. At the heart of the Middle Kingdom, his reign (circa 1872-1854 BC) marked a turning point in the history of ancient Egypt. Initiator of major political and administrative reforms, this sovereign conquered Nubia (present-day Sudan) during his reign, where he built a network of fortresses, demarcated the first borders of his kingdom and established intense commercial and diplomatic relations with his eastern neighbors (present-day Cyprus, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Palestine). His military expeditions and the establishment of a highly dedicated administration allowed him to consolidate his power in the face of external but also internal threats posed by local notables. The Egyptian state was profoundly reinvented. This change is embodied in art through statuary: the enigmatic portraits of the pharaoh that have come down to us break with traditional canons and show him sometimes with severe features, symbols of wisdom, and sometimes with the ideal features of a young man. Other artistic productions illustrate a renewed prosperity and a manifest vitality of cultural exchanges with neighboring kingdoms.