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Ring, necklace, dress as awarded from the pharaoh




Ring, necklace, dress as awarded from the pharaoh

‎This picture from the tomb of Aya shows Akhenaten and Nefertiti bestowing the honor gold upon the owner of the tomb and his wife. This award honors him as a special dignitary. The spectators of the scene providing the backdrop are dancers (the two rows at bottom), standard-bearers and arms-bearers (third row), submissive officers (row four and five), and charioteers with their chariots.
‎Gen 41:42

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