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This fragment depicting a royal woman undergoing a purification ritual probably represents Queen Kia from c. 1353–1336 BCE during the Amarna Period of Egypt. It is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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APA Style
Art, M. M. o. (2022, January 20). Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15103/relief-depicting-the-purification-of-queen-kiya/
Chicago Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?)." World History Encyclopedia, January 20, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15103/relief-depicting-the-purification-of-queen-kiya/.
MLA Style
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?)." World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jan 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15103/relief-depicting-the-purification-of-queen-kiya/.
