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- Alabaster Statue of Queen Ankhnes-Meryre II and
Her Son Pepy II, 6th Dynasty, reign of Pepy II from Upper Egypt.
- Pepy II became king as a small child, so his
mother acted as regent. This statue symbolized her role, evoking the
typical Egyptian pose of a mother nursing a child. Pepy is shown as a
miniature king rather than a child and, instead of nursing him, the
queen holds him protectively as he clasps her hand. Each figure looks
straight ahead and has its own inscription, as if it were a separate
statue.
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