July
26
/ 2017
The names of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun—prominent players from the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom period in ancient Egypt—have been in the spotlight for well over a century. Extensive research, documentaries, and publications have served to keep the mystique of the Amarna royals alive in our collective consciousness. However, a key figure from this family, Queen Ankhesenamun, is either ignored or given little prominence in most narratives. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"38759","attributes":{"alt":" (From left) The painted bust of Queen Nefertiti (Berlin Museum/ Jean-Pierre Dalbéra/CC BY 2.0); Tutankhamun’s golden mask (Cairo Museum/Mark Fisher/CC BY-SA 2.0); remnants of a colossal sculpture of Akhenaten discovered at Karnak (Luxor Museum); funerary scenes on the north wall of KV62 and (Background) close-up of the ubiquitous fungoid spots in
