Statue of Queen IsetIset or Isis, mother of Thutmose III, was a secondary wife of Thutmose II. She w
Statue of Queen IsetIset or Isis, mother of Thutmose III, was a secondary wife of Thutmose II. She wears a large wig, with two uraeus at the forehead, the left one wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt and the right one wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt. The base of a crown can be seen on top of her wig, it is covered in gold leaf and once held two large plumes.New Kingdom, mid 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479-1425 BC. Black granite with gold leaf, from Karnak Cachette. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 37417; CG 42072 -- source link
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