/internal/media/dispatcher/1214182/resize%25253Aformat%25253Dthumbnail;jsessionid=668A1944074B1371666644763CCF42E6Triad of queen and two goddessesearly 1st century B.C.Height x length x width: 65 x 32 x 61 cm (25 9/16 x 12 5/8 x 24 in.)SandstoneHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition21.118080Sandstone group sculpture of a Meroitic Queen flanked by two protective goddesses, Isis and Nepthys. A never-ending offering of water for the nourishment of the Queen's soul, flows from the vases lying at their knees. The Queen had herself represented according to the Kushite ideal of feminine beauty- short haired, stout, and adorned with jewels. The goddesses were represented in the Egyptian style, with long wigs and slimmer bodies.
Flecks of gold and paint indicate that the statue was originally brightly painted and gilded.Sculpture65.000000000014474601