Papyrus Painting - Princess Meritamun, "The White Queen" in a Grey Stone Finish on Dark Papyrus

Princess Meritamun was one of the daughters of Ramesses II.

On the death of Nefertari (some time after the 21st year of the Ramesses' reign) she took on the role of the Great Royal Wife. She was known only a the "White Queen" until the discovery in 1981 of a colossal statue at Akhmim in Upper Egypt besides a similar statue of Rameses II at the entrance to the New Kingdom temple. The Akhmim statue was similar to this statue in epithets and titles and is inscribed with the name of the princess Meritamon, daughter of Queen Nefertari and Rameses II. She became Great Royal Wife of Rameses II after the death of her mother.  Both figures in this painting are Princess Meritamun, the front figure shows her after she was married to King Ramses and became the Queen.  The figure behind shows her as a Princess.  She is crowned with the winged disk emblem one of the oldest religious symbols on earth. It is also known as  Behedti, with the wings of Horus, and represents the omnipotence of the sun God Re, and the divinity of the Pharaoh.

All papyrus paintings are sent with "rough" edges, easily trimmed to fit your framing needs.  Dark papyrus is aged by soaking it in water and letting the sugars age the papyrus, it breaks down the fibers and gives a very old authentic feel.  You may notice that there are some pin holes on the canvas, this is part of the aging process.

*****NOTICE****
Changes implemented by the Ministry of Antiquities requires all papyrus to be inspected by an expert - what this means is that while your order will show as shipped, it may in fact be on hold at the Cairo airport pending inspection. For this reason we are not able to combine papyrus orders with anything else, i.e. papyrus and jewelry, or glassworks etc. If you are ordering something else in addition to the papyrus you must order it separately. We apologize for any delays that may occur, ultimately it is about the preservation of the history of Egypt.
 

Artist:  Adel

100% Hand Painted on Dark Papyrus Canvas

Available Sizes (Approx)

1" = 2.54 cm

40 x 100 cm (15" x 39") $95.00

60 x 120 cm (24" x 47")  $125.00

100 x 200 (39" x 79")  $250.00

Select Size Approx 15 x 39 inches $95.00 Approx 24 x 47 inches $125.00 Approx 39 x 79 inches $250.00