Item Size:  17” x 39"      Type:  Wall Plaque  

Material:  Casting Stone with Fiberglass Reinforcement, with Antique Finish & Color Detail

Original:  From the Temple of Abydos, 19th Dynasty, 1317 B.C.E.

Current Location of Original:  Temple of Abydos, Abydos, Egypt

Her name was Nes-Amun. She was one of the more than fifty daughters of Ramses II. Princesses were called Royal Daughters. They often had their own palaces or at least their own compound within the palace with an extensive staff of attendants. Sometimes the older daughter would marry their father after the death of their mother, thus becoming the new Chief Queen. Often when a brother became king, he would marry the older sister, probably following a tradition based on the myth of the Egyptian gods Osiris and Isis, who were not only brother and sister, but also husband and wife. A princess was often very involved in religious duties, usually as priestesses of the goddess Hathor. In this wall fragment, Nes-Amun wears an elaborate wig and a white linen dress while presenting an offering to a deity.