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Relief Mentuhotep II queen Weigall

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A relief upon the side of the sarcophagus of one of the wives of pharaoh Mentuhotep II, discovered at Deir el-Bahari. The royal lady is taking sweet-smelling ointment from an alabaster vase. A handmaiden keeps the flies away with a bird's-wing fan. Late 11th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, now in Cairo Museum. Photo by Emile Brugsch.

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1913
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