Friday, December 15, 2023

The Outer coffin of Queen Ahmose-Meritamun, made of cedarwood, from the Tomb of Queen Ahmose-Meritamun at Deir el-Bahari, West Thebes. She was both the sister and the wife of pharaoh Amenhotep I. New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep I, ca. 1525-1504 BC.

 


3 comments:

  1. Cleopatra was born 69bc so this was OLD when she was born!

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  2. Sister and wife. Yeah, it is well known those Egyptians had some serious physical problems from all the inbreeding they did.

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