Painted limestone statuette of an Amarna princess, c. 1351-1332 B.C. Daughter of king Akhenaten and Nefertiti.

Akhenaten and Nefertiti had 6 known daughters, one of which died young and whose death and funerary scenes are depicted upon the tomb wall in Amarna, her name was Meketaten (meaning “Behold the Aten” or “Protected by Aten”). The others were, Meritaten, Ankhesenamun (sister-wife of Tutankhamun and previously named Ankhesenpaaten), Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Neferneferuru and Setepenre. This head is usually associated with Meriaten, but it is not certified.

The head was acquired by the Musée du Louvre in 1937 from Armenian-American archeologist Hagop Kevorkian, and is currently on display within Room 638, Sully Wing, Level 1. Read more.

A vulture found in the tomb of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun. This pectoral, or chest ornament prominently features the goddess Nekhbet, the patroness of Upper Egypt; Cloisonné, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and red and blue glass.

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1332-1323 BC.
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
© Grand Egyptian Museum. JE 61894 – Carter 267I

Stele of the lector priest of Amun Siamun and his mother the singer Amenhotep.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep II-Thutmose IV, ca. 1420 BC

This stele depicts the Lector-priest Siamun and his mother, the singer Amenhotep, receiving offerings from “his sister” (probably his wife), the chantress Iretnofret.

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