Roxana Cooper Wrote:
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> Queen Tiye is *CONSTANTLY* described and
> depicted as 'black', this dispite
> the fact that we possess the mummies of both her
> parents *neither* of whom is
> 'black'. Tiye must have been adopted?? And of
> course Nefertiti is consistently
> depicted as a nice, toasty brown dispite the
> pinky-beige complexion of her best
> known likeness.
I can think of several instances where Tiye is not depicted as "black." I also think it's important to recall that some depictions of "black" in ancient Egyptian features are geared that way for religious reasons, or due to selection of carving materials. Tiye as
consistently depicted with a down-turned mouth is the only
constant I can recall on her imagery. I will research my image base to show these depictions later.
Katherine Griffis-Greenberg
Doctoral Candidate
Oriental Institute
Doctoral Programme in Oriental Studies [Egyptology]
Oxford University
Oxford, United Kingdom