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Tutankhamun Pouring Perfume For Ankhesenamun

Reproduction based on a small panel found on a golden statue shrine known as a noas found in the treasury room of Tutankhamun’s tomb dating to around 1324 BC.

About the Artwork

Reproduction based on a small panel found on a golden statue shrine known as a noas found in the treasury room of Tutankhamun’s tomb dating to around 1324 BC.

Tutankhamun is sitting on a lion-footed ebony folding stool and holds a bouquet of lotus flowers and mandrake fruits. He is pouring perfume into the hands of his wife and sister, Ankhesenamun, who holds it close to her nose as if to smell its fragrance.

Art Ref

DP036

Available to purchase as

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Giclée Print

DP01C - The Goddess Hathor and Seti Scene 3.jpg

Object Record

Object Type

Shrine

Materials

Date

Period

Dynasty 18

Findspot

Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings

Dimensions

Current Location

Cairo Museum

Object Number

People Depicted

Tutankhamun, Ankhesenamun

Deities Depicted

None

Animals Depicted

Themes

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