Only the head and a small part of the body remains of this statue of green schist-like sandstone of queen Isenefret, great royal wife of Ramesses II. The roundish face with large eyes, enhanced by make-up, is offset by a tripartite wig, on top of which is a round area forming the base of a crown. On her brow is the double uraeus. The identity of the queen is confirmed by a cartouche containing her name on the right arm.
De vrouw in het rijk van de farao's. Zes kunstwerken uit de Egyptische verzameling van de Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis - La femme au temps des Pharaons. Six oeuvres d'art de la collection égyptienne des Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Bruxelles 1985, 10-11 n° 100
H. Sourouzian, Les monuments du roi Merenptah, Mayence 1989, 4 et pl. 3b
F. Lefebvre et B. Van Rinsveld, L'Égypte. Des Pharaons aux Coptes, Bruxelles 1990, 127
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