jueves, 31 de diciembre de 2015

Sobekneferu


1) Bust of Queen Sobekneferu (Louvre)
2)Head of ruling queen Sobekneferu.
Berlin Egyptian Museum 14475 (lost in WWII)
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Sobekneferu (sometimes written "Neferusobek") was an Egyptian woman reigning as pharaoh after the death of her brother Amenemhat IV. She was the last ruler of the 12th Dynasty and governed Egypt for almost 4 years from 1806 to 1802 BC.
Her name means "the beauty of Sobek."

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