egypt-museum:Image of Queen Nefertari MeritmutDetail of a mural depicts Queen Nefertari Meritmut, th

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Image of Queen Nefertari Meritmut

Detail of a mural depicts Queen Nefertari Meritmut, the first of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great. Nefertari’s face is rendered with shading to add depth to the figure, an unusual practice in Egyptian paintings. Tomb of Nefertari (QV66), Valley of the Queens, West Thebes.