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Egyptian-Alabaster Canopic jar of a queen

Egyptian-Alabaster Canopic jar of an 18th Dynasty queen, found within tomb KV55. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, c. 1349–1330 B.C. One of four Canopic jars believed to have belonged to Akhenaten’s secondary wife, Queen Kiya. Despite being associated with Kiya, the image of the beautifully carved wig adorned royal upon the jar lids has...

Skeletonized mummy of KV55 (Akhenaten?)

Recent C.T. scan analysis of the skeletal remains, put the age range of these bones between 35-45 years of age. At least 10 years older than what the anatomist Grafton Elliot Smith theorized in 1908. This age range leads many modern scholars to believe the remains most likely belong to Akhenaten, however, this is a...