Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna: statuary group in the name of Amenhotep and Merit.The typology of the embracing spouses has been attested in Egyptian art since the origins and is connected to the hope of seeing one's family nucleus and one's life habits reconstituted in the afterlife. The spouses in this statuary group, in limestone, are the "first prophet of Ptah" Amenhotep and the "musician of Amun" Merit in the company of their children.Statue - New Kingdom: late 18th - early 19th dynasty (1539-1190 BC)Inventory EG 1814
