South wall, east side of the burial chamber in the tomb of Queen Nefertari (QV 66) perhaps photographed during excavations. Queen Nefertari (right) faces east in adoration toward texts from Spell 146 of the Book of the Dead, as well as an image of a seated vulture-headed deity with a knife (far left) who guards the first portal that she must pass through to reach the hereafter. Italian Archaeological Expedition excavations. Courtesy of the Egyptian Museum in Turin.
Site
QV 66: Queen Nefertari-Merymut, Burial chamber D
Location
Valley of the Queens, Main Valley
West Bank, Luxor
Direction of View
South
Photographer/Artist
Egyptian Museum in Turin
Image Taken On
1904-1935