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The goddess Neith with Nefertari and Horus

The goddess Neith is identified by the symbol of two intertwined bows on a shield above her head. Neith was in fact the goddess of war. She is depicted on the left side of the entrance to welcome Nefertari. A kheker frieze decorates the top, below it is a dark blue band in the shape of the pet hieroglyph to indicate the sky and containing a line of yellow stars. The goddess wears a red dress with thin braces that leave her breasts uncovered. Around her neck is a pearl necklace, bracelets and wristlets. Nefertari is introduced by Horus who carries her by the hand, and she is dressed in a long semi-transparent tunic, knotted in the middle by a red ribbon. On her head is the Nekhbet headdress (exclusive to royal women and goddesses, consisting of the vulture Nekhbet clutching the shenu symbol of eternity, a golden crown for the great wives of the pharaohs) and surmounted by two long golden feathers in the middle of which is a small sun disk. She wears no sandals on her feet. Ra-Harakhty has a hawk's head with a double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and holds the sceptre was. The god wears a skirt with a long feline tail.

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