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This fragmentary panel from the left arm of a chair was found in the tomb of Tuthmosis IV (KV 43). Traces of glue on the surface suggest that the carefully carved low relief with its executed details was once covered with gold sheeting. On this side, the king is shown as a sphinx subduing the enemies of Egypt. The front edge of the panel is missing, but the text before the king's face probably read : "Lord of the Two Lands, Menkheperure, son of Re, Tuthmosis, given life like Re". The falcon at the upper right represents "the Behedite Horus, the great god, with dappled plumage, given life and dominion". The text above the sphinx's back reads : "Horus, the Lord of might and action, trampling all foreign lands". The right arm panel of the chair is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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