tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971228219362996721.post6100066101507606397..comments2023-04-25T22:03:46.169-07:00Comments on The Time Traveler Rest Stop: The Hand On Tut's CrownMarianne Lubanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687639252889658701noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971228219362996721.post-62004910736445332312011-12-10T11:36:20.203-08:002011-12-10T11:36:20.203-08:00Besides, they are wrong twice at the Met. Would th...Besides, they are wrong twice at the Met. Would this represent an investiture gesture - this couldn´t be the god Amun, since at the very beginning of king Tut´s reign the Aton cult would have still prevailed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971228219362996721.post-42757539094185300052011-12-10T11:31:19.003-08:002011-12-10T11:31:19.003-08:00You are perfectly right, Marianne. When you follow...You are perfectly right, Marianne. When you follow the imaginary arm the elbow would have had to be flected, would the artist wish to avoid the curious situation, that Tut was sitting higher than the person or god, whose hand we can see in the image. <br />This would have been possible only if Tut would sit on the lap of the adult - than probably a human person, not a god. Most often are the hands of Aten displayed as emanating from the sun, from a position high on over the adorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com