Image code: 30843

Nefertari worshipping seven cows and a bull

On the right Nefertari is showed adoring seven cows and a bull. She wears a long and full semi-transparent white dress, tied at the middle by the red sash. She has the gold Nekhbet headdress, only to be worn by Royal Women and Goddesses and composed by the vulture goddess Nekhbet holding the shenu, symbol of eternity. It is a golden crown for the Great Royal Wives. The headdress is surmounted by two tall gold feathers. A small solar disc stands at the centre of the feathers.She has broad beaded necklace. On the left two registers show seven cows and a bull (bottom left), each standing behind a small offering table for the nourishment of Nefertari. All the animals are named, Below are represented the steering oars which help Nefertari manoeuvre among the stars.

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