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title: Queen Karomama I
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3813/queen-karomama-i/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-07-19
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# Queen Karomama I

_Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_

## Image File

[![Queen Karomama I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3813.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3813.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statue of Queen Karomama I, "Divine Worshipper of [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)", wife of Osorkon II of the 22nd Dynasty of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). The statue was made c. 850 BCE and is made of bronze covered with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/), and electrum. It is dedicated to Iahentefnakht, for "perpetuating the name of my mistress in the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Amun-Ra".

Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Crabben, J. v. d. (2015, April 19). Queen Karomama I. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3813/queen-karomama-i/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Queen Karomama I." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 19, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3813/queen-karomama-i/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Queen Karomama I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Apr 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3813/queen-karomama-i/>.

## License & Copyright

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