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title: Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?)
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15103/relief-depicting-the-purification-of-queen-kiya/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?)

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Relief Depicting the Purification of Queen Kiya (?)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15103.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15103.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna_Period_of_Egypt/). It is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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
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
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/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544678?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&showOnly=openAccess&ft=kiya&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544678?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&showOnly=openAccess&ft=kiya&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1). Submitted by [Kelly Macquire](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kelly.mac144/ "User Page: Kelly Macquire"), published on 20 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.