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Material : Painted Limestone
Width : 44 CM Height : 75 CM
Found in : West Thebes , Ramesseum , Temple of Merit-amun (1896)
Period : The New Kingdom
Reign of : Ramsses II
Dynasty: XIX
Belonged_to: Meritamun
Archeologist : W . M . FLINDERS PETRIE
Queen Meritamun is the fourth daughter of Rameses II and Queen Nefertari . After the death of her mother , Meritamun held the title of the Great Royal Wife and served as priestess of the goddess Hathor .
This bust portrays the queen in the typical way of the Amarna art with round small smiling face , almond-shaped eye , and small and slender nose . The head is covered with three-part wig with small locks leaving her ears emerging topped with a white crown with uraeus serpent and solar disk on the forehead as a sign for royalty . The queen is wearing a beautiful necklace and finely carved bracelet and holding a small statue for Hathor in her hand .
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