Ancient Artz -The Timeless Gaze:Rahotep and Nofret

“Painted limestone statue of Nofret, ancient Egyptian noblewoman and wife of Rahotep, from the Old Kingdom period.”

Introduction In the dimly lit halls of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, two figures sit eternally poised, their eyes piercing through millennia with an almost supernatural realism. These are the painted limestone statues of Prince Rahotep and his wife, Princess Nofret, masterpieces from Ancient artz Egypt’s Old Kingdom. Dating back to the 4th Dynasty, around … Read more