egypt-museum: Statuette of King Tutankhamun, the Harpooner A…



egypt-museum:

Statuette of King Tutankhamun, the Harpooner

A gilded, wooden statuette of King Tutankhamun stands on a wooden boat that is painted to represent a papyrus boat. Its details are picked out in gold leaf. The king, wearing the Deshret or the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, holds a harpoon poised to strike an unseen enemy. 

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