ABSTRACT
When the first Ptolemies decided to restore Theban temple of Amon, they found it encumbered with ex-votos. It maintained its flourishing condition during the XlXth Dynasty, and favissa has restored to us works that yield in nothing to those of the preceding age. Thebes became one of the capitals of Egypt; its kings sometimes employed local artists with the Memphian tradition from Heracleopolis or the Fayoum. The pontiffs of Amon made themselves masters of the whole of the Thebad: while a new Dynasty established itself at Tanis in the eastern delta, they exercised supreme authority over Southern Egypt and Ethiopia. The head of the Pharaoh, which was stolen at the moment of discovery, has been found since this article appeared, and purchased by the Cairo Museum. The find at Karnak gave the author the materials he lacked, and since M. Legrain has been exploiting it, the author has not ceased to search in it for information on that point.
