Image code: 30899

The goddess Isis offers the symbol of life to Queen Nefertari

The scene is painted on a pillar of the burial chamber. Nefertari stands in front of Isis. The queen 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 Nekhbet vulture clutching the shenu symbol of eternity, a golden crown for the great wives of the pharaohs. Around her neck is a pearl necklace. The goddess wears a red robe and on her head she carries a sun disk enclosed by two bovine horns. Isis is depicted in the act of offering the ankh, the symbol of life, to Queen Nefertari. The text identifies the goddess and Nefertari. Behind the deity is a column with symbols of protection

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