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Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Shrine for Ancient Power Couple Found in Egypt - artnet News

Shrine for Ancient Power Couple Found in Egypt - artnet News: Shrines devoted to Neferkhewe, who was an important politician during the rule of Pharaoh Thutmose III, and his wife Ruiuresti have been found near the Nile River in Upper Egypt.

The statues were found inside two cenotaphs (empty tombs erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere) at the Gebel el Silsila site, where a total of 32 cenotaphs have been found along the Nile.

The historically significant area is also where many of the sandstone blocks used to build Egypt's temples were quarried.

Statues of Neferkhewe and Ruiuresti, found at Gebel el Silsila.<br>Photo: via Gebel el Silsila Survey Project.
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