#egypt queen

[mizz-sea-nymph]

New Isis desginnn

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Do not steal/trace/remove signature/copy/remove source/ repost and claim as your own/sell/etc

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During ragnarok

https://www.tumblr.com/mizz-sea-nymph/751915124222312448/isis-during-ragnarok

Personality

https://www.tumblr.com/mizz-sea-nymph/751915173692030976/isis-personality

Accessories

https://www.tumblr.com/mizz-sea-nymph/751915273143173120/isis-weapons-and-accessories

English voice

https://www.tumblr.com/mizz-sea-nymph/751914516379500544/forgot-to-post-isis-voice

Jp voice

https://www.tumblr.com/mizz-sea-nymph/751914609062166528/her-jp-voice

[elizabeth-halime]

Nefertari

[maked-artyshenanigans]

So, I saw this image on Facebook, and it was supposedly showing what Queen Nefertiti would have looked like in real life:

Now, I thought this AI generated garbage was just truly terrible on a number of levels; first off, she looks wayyyyyy too modern - her makeup is very “Hollywood glamour”, she looks airbrushed and de-aged, and as far as I’m aware, Ancient Egyptians didn’t have mascara, glitter-based eyeshadows and lip gloss. Secondly, her features are exceptionally whitewashed in every sense - this is pretty standard for AI as racial bias is prevalent in feeding AI algorithms, but I genuinely thought a depiction of such a known individual would not exhibit such euro-centric features. Thirdly, the outfit was massively desaturated and didn’t take pigment loss into consideration, and while I *do* like the look of the neck attire, it's not at all accurate (plus, again, AI confusion on the detailing is evident).

So, this inspired me to alter the image on the left to be more accurate based off the sculpture’s features. I looked into Ancient Egyptian makeup and looked at references for kohl eyeliner and clay-based facial pigment (rouge was used on cheeks, charcoal-based powder/paste was used to darken and elongate eyebrows), and I looked at pre-existing images of Nefertiti, both her mummy and other reconstructions. While doing this, I found photos of a 3D scanned sculpture made by scientists at the University of Bristol and chose to collage the neck jewellery over the painting (and edited the lighting and shadows as best as I could).

Something I see a lot of in facial recreations of mummies is maintaining the elongated and skinny facial features as seen on preserved bodies - however, fat, muscle and cartilage shrink/disappear post mortem, regardless of preservation quality; Queen Nefertiti had art created of her in life, and these pieces are invaluable to developing an accurate portrayal of her, whether stylistic or realistic in nature.

And hey, while I don't think my adjustments are perfect (especially the neck area), I *do* believe it is a huge improvement to the original image I chose to work on top of.

I really liked working on this project for the last few days, and I think I may continue to work on it further to perfect it. But, until then, I hope you enjoy!

Remember, likes don't help artists but reblogs do!

[tapeskingdom]

4 rolls ancient Egypt washi tape set

[illustratus]

[surfingkaliyuga]

“First Queen II: Sabaku no Joō” Yoshitaka Amano 1990

[landrylovesmatcha]

guess who’s finally reading queen of the damned

[originalhaffigaza]

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Bundle of Hair Extensions.

Date: ca. 2114-1502 B.C.

Period: Old Kingdom-early New Kingdom; 16th-18th Dynasty

Medium: Human hair, linen

▪︎ From the source: These hair extensions would have been placed in a tomb for use in the afterlife. In this world, Egyptians used extensions to make their wigs or natural hair thicker and more attractive, just as people do today. The reliefs in this case show hairdressers adding extensions like these to the hair or wig of Queen Neferu.

[everythingroyalty]

Queen Mary of Denmark at the state banquet at Christiansborg Palace in honour of the Egyptian state visit to Denmark on 6 December 2024

For the first time ever wearing the Rose Diamond Bandeau—a new piece in the Danish Crown Jewels—converted from rose-cut diamonds in a belt to be worn around the waist last worn by Queen Lovisa (1851-1926). Queen Mary herself collaborated with the Danish Royal Collection—custodians of the Danish Crown Jewels—to make the diamonds convertible for new use.

The diamonds were originally owned by Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706-1782) who left them for the crown upon her death. They were modified by Queen Caroline Amalie (1796-1881) to fit into the girdle in 1840.

[archaeologicalnews]

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old wine at the tomb of Meret-Neith in Abydos

A German-Austrian team led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler from the University of Vienna is investigating the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt. She was the most powerful woman in the period around 3,000 BC. Recent excavations prove her special historical significance: the researchers found 5,000-year-old wine and other grave goods. This fuels speculation that Meret-Neith was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt and predecessor of the later Queen Hatshepsut.

The team recently began archaeological excavations in the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith of the 1st Dynasty (c. 3,000 BCE) in Abydos and discovered significant new information about this important historical woman.

Queen Meret-Neith was the only woman to have her own monumental tomb in Egypt's first royal cemetery at Abydos. Read more.

[gabriellademonaco]

Queen Mary of Denmark debuting the newly assembled Rosestone Diamond Bandeau at the gala dinner for Egyptian state visit

[elizabeth-halime]

[didoofcarthage]

Fragment of an oinochoe (wine jug) depicting Queen Berenike II. Hellenistic Period, Ptolemaic Egypt, 246-221 B.C. Faience. In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Description from the Met:

Ptolemaic oinochoai (wine-jugs) with portraits of the queens were libation vessels associated with the royal cult, and surely also emphasized the identification of Ptolemaic queens with the Egyptian goddess Isis... Queen Berenike II (246-221 B.C.) is almost certainly represented on this fragment. Her relatively long reign accounts for the different styles that have been attributed to her early, middle, and mature reign. This fragment depicts the queen in what has been termed the mature style, wearing the stephane that the Ptolemaic queens adopted from Greek goddesses... The queen holds the cornucopia adopted by Ptolemies as their insignia, its contents consisting of sheaves of wheat, rather indistinct cakes, and a bunch of grapes that spilled from the mouth of the horn to which only a break edge testifies.

[tapeskingdom]

4 rolls ancient Egypt washi tape set

[world-of-mummies]

Mummy of Queen Nodjmet

The mummy of Queen Nodjmet was found in the Deir el-Bahari Royal Cachette (DB320). The mummy had been given artificial eyes, made of white and black stones. The eyebrows are real hair and she wears a wig. Her body and parts of her face were coloured to give her a more lively appearance. Nodjmet was an ancient Egyptian noble lady and/or Queen of the late 20th Dynasty or early 21st Dynasty of Egypt, the wife of Herihor, High Priest of Amun at Thebes. She may have been a daughter of Ramesses XI. Early in her life, she held titles such as Lady of the House and Chief of the Harem of Amun. With her mummy, two Books of the Dead were found. One of them, Papyrus (EA10490), now in the British museum, belonged to “the King’s Mother Nodjmet, the daughter of the King’s Mother Hrere .

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