Princess Nefertiabet before her meal
Anonymous
4th Dynasty • Painted limestone
Princess Nefertiabet before her meal
Anonymous
4th Dynasty • Painted limestone
My name is Nefertiabet, which means 'The Beauty of the East', and I lived 4,600 years ago. In my eternal life, I need earthly foods as much as I do the ointments, incense, powders and oils that are used to prepare kohl. These also protect me from illness, the wind and the sun, and perhaps even, through a certain magic, from cruel strokes of fortune – for eternity.
Found in the cemetery at Gisa