

AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE SHABTI OF QUEEN ISET-NOFRET.
New-Kingdom, Reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279-1213 BCE
H. 12 cm
Provenance
Formerly with, Bertrand A. Schneider , Langwiesen Schweiz, 23.11.2001
Exhibition
Antikenmuseum und Basel, Ramses Göttlicher Herrscher Am Nil, 17/12/2016-18/06/2017
Depicted mummiform, wearing a short wig with the side-lock. The arms folded over the chest, wearing a tripartite wig, inscribed with a single column of hieroglyphic text for "the great royal wife, Iset-Nofret, the justified".
Queen Isetnofret (also spelled Isisnofret or Isitnofret) was a prominent royal consort during Egypt's 19th Dynasty, serving as one of the Great Royal Wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II. She had several children with important positions; Princes Ramesses, Khaemwaset, Merneptah and Princess Bintanath. Beautiful state of conservation.
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Closing on: 2025-06-11 13:00:00 Roma time