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Lot Essay
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Grimm-Stadelmann, 2012, p. 99, no. R-366.
Queen Henuttawy was the daughter of Ramesses XI, the last Pharaoh of the Ramesside Period, and was later the wife of Pinedjem I (see lot 116), a high-priest of Amun and commander-in-chief of the armies of Upper Egypt during the first 15 years of the reign of Smendes, circa 1070-1044 B.C. During the 16th year, Pinedjem assumed royal titles and had his name written in a cartouche, thereby elevating himself to the role of Pharaoh in southern Egypt, with Henuttawy as his queen. Henuttawy continued her powerful lineage with four children, including her daughter Maatkare (see lot 123), two high priests of Amun and the next Pharaoh, Psusennes I, who reunified Upper and Lower Egypt. For more on Henuttawy, cf. Aubert, 1974, pp. 140-142, pl. 27, no. 59.
Grimm-Stadelmann, 2012, p. 99, no. R-366.
Queen Henuttawy was the daughter of Ramesses XI, the last Pharaoh of the Ramesside Period, and was later the wife of Pinedjem I (see lot 116), a high-priest of Amun and commander-in-chief of the armies of Upper Egypt during the first 15 years of the reign of Smendes, circa 1070-1044 B.C. During the 16th year, Pinedjem assumed royal titles and had his name written in a cartouche, thereby elevating himself to the role of Pharaoh in southern Egypt, with Henuttawy as his queen. Henuttawy continued her powerful lineage with four children, including her daughter Maatkare (see lot 123), two high priests of Amun and the next Pharaoh, Psusennes I, who reunified Upper and Lower Egypt. For more on Henuttawy, cf. Aubert, 1974, pp. 140-142, pl. 27, no. 59.