Teye (detail)
Detail of one of one of the statuary groups of the Inner Chamber: the group depicts Khaemhat and his wife Teye and is sculpted directly in the limestone in which the whole tomb is dig. Teye's face has several damaged spots and is covered by a black patina (the burial was violated in antiquity and the patina has been caused by the smokes of the hearths related to the use of the tomb as a habitation). The oval-shaped face is framed by a plain wig. The wig, long and broad, falls on Teye's shoulders reaching down her bosom. The body has a mummiform appearence and its left arm is bent on the chest, in the typical pose reserved for female characters during the burial.
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