The romance between the boy king Tutankhamun and his queen Ankhesenamun is the subject of the exhibition Love Letters from a Pharaoh in my latest story, The Mirror. The objects on display at the exhibition are described in Chapter 3. They are all genuine artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun with the exception of the mirror, which I invented. The mirror's description is based on a mirror from the same Eighteenth Dynasty.
You can find pins for all the objects on The Mirror board of our Caffrey Conversation Pinterest site.
Included in my fictitious exhibition are two objects with scenes depicting the young couple: a small golden shrine and a wooden chest with colored ivory panels. The objects were made during the Amarna period in Egyptian culture and portray the couple in relaxed, informal settings with a realism unusual for Egyptian art. The famous bust of Nefertiti was made during this same period.
The golden shrine is only twenty inches high and is covered with scenes in raised relief that appear to be intimate portraits of a young couple in love. Some have even called the shrine a love letter in gold. Although most of the scenes have been connected to coronation ceremonies, their charm makes it easy to forget the probable official purpose of the shrine. More about the shrine
The ivory panel on the lid of the chest shows the couple relaxing in a garden. The king is reaching out with his hand to accept bouquets of lotus, poppies, and papyrus from his wife. The charming scene makes the couple seem very relatable. More about the chest
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