Statue of Shepenwepet IIGilded schist statueof princess Shepenwepet II. She was a daughter of king
Statue of Shepenwepet IIGilded schist statue of princess Shepenwepet II. She was a daughter of king Piye (r. ca. 744-714 BC) of the 25th dynasty. She held the title “god’s wife of Amun” which was a high position during the late period. The statue was found in the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu in Luxor. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.Photo courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities -- source link
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