King Tut and Queen Nefertiti Papyrus Paper Hand Made 17" x 12" Abaya Art Work

King Tut and Queen Nefertiti This is raw Egyptian papyrus, decades old It was shipped to Morocco where it sat for many more years It is extremely fragile and some parts have cracked The paintings are exactly as you see in the photo as I took the photos myself The edges may be frayed or choppy simply because I edited the photo of the papyrus to fit dimensions when I listed this article King Tut and Queen Nefertiti memorialized in a painting Of a tourist bust An Egyptian queen renowned for her beauty, Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband Pharaoh Akhenaten, during the mid-1300s B.C. Nefertiti, whose name means "a beautiful woman has come," Was the queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. She and her husband established the cult of Aten, the sun god, And promoted Egyptian artwork that was radically different from its predecessors. A bust of Nefertiti is one of the most iconic symbols of Egypt Nefertiti was perhaps one of the most powerful women ever to have ruled. Her husband went to great lengths to display her as an equal. In several reliefs she is shown wearing the crown of a pharaoh or smiting her enemies in battle. But despite this great power, Nefertiti disappears from all depictions after 12 years. The reason for her disappearance is unknown Some scholars believe she died while others speculate she was elevated to the status of co-regent— Equal in power to the pharaoh—and began to dress herself as a man