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Princess with a side lock

Reign of Akhenaten, 1353 - 1336 B.C.
Limestone; h. 15.4 cm, w. 10.1 cm, d. 35 cm
Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
Louvre Museum, Paris

This princess wears the side lock that indicates youth in Egyptian art.

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