Sacred boat of Queen Mutemwia. 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BC, from Thebes, Temple of Karnak. This sculpture of a ceremonial boat carried a statue of Queen Mutemwia. Mutemwia means 'the Goddess Mut in the (sacred) boat. The back of the statue is carved with vulture wings. Mut is shown as a vulture.

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Sacred boat of Queen Mutemwia. 18th Dynasty, about 1400 BC, from Thebes, Temple of Karnak. This sculpture of a ceremonial boat carried a statue of Queen Mutemwia. Mutemwia means 'the Goddess Mut in the (sacred) boat. The back of the statue is carved with vulture wings. Mut is shown as a vulture.

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