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Treasure of Tutankhamun. Mehet-Ueret burial bed

The lioness goddess to whom this funerary bed is dedicated is identified in the text written on the bar joining the two heads as Mehet-ueret, who in the pantheon of Egyptian deities was depicted as a heifer. Some details are in blue glass paste for the nose and the teardrops under the eyes, and black for the outline of the eyes. Detail of the lion's head. Detail of the lion's head.

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