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| Picture No | 11077463 |
| Date | 1927 |
| Description | Great Queens of the Past No 1 - Nefertiti |
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Nefertiti, Queen of Akhna-ton, pictured officiating as priestess in her own temple in the City of Horizon. The little princes and princesses stand beside the king, who, wearing the military head dress of the Pharaoh is seen seated before the altar. At the steps of the altar itself is Nefertiti addressing the great Aton. First in a series of four historical recreations imagining scenes in the lives of great queens from history by the artist, Fortunino Matania in The Sphere.
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| Source | Illustration by Fortunino Matania in The Sphere, 5 March 1927 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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