Tutankhamun in action

CAIRO – 17 October 2022: This statue depicts king Tutankhamun in action striding on a papyrus raft while wearing the red crown. 

photo via - Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

The king is depicted raising his right arm and is ready to strike with a harpoon. 

This might symbolize the king fighting the evil forces of the underworld, or that he might be ready to take on a wild beast, such as a hippopotamus.