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title: Group Statue of Itu, Henutweret & Son
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6629/group-statue-of-itu-henutweret--son/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Group Statue of Itu, Henutweret & Son

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Group Statue of Itu, Henutweret & Son](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6629.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6629.jpg)

## Image Caption

Statue of Itu, a priest, and his wife Henutweret. The smaller figure between them is their son Neferhebef. Mid-18th Dynasty (about 1400 BCE). [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). From The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia) The statue reflects the importance of the family in ancient Egypt. Itu's skin is painted red, following the artistic tradition for men, while his wife has yellow skin, conventional for [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, May 12). Group Statue of Itu, Henutweret & Son. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6629/group-statue-of-itu-henutweret--son/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "Group Statue of Itu, Henutweret & Son." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6629/group-statue-of-itu-henutweret--son/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Group Statue of Itu, Henutweret & Son." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6629/group-statue-of-itu-henutweret--son/>.

## License & Copyright

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