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title: Lady Kheredouankh
author: Jan van der Crabben
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3815/lady-kheredouankh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lady Kheredouankh

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

## Image File

[![Lady Kheredouankh](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3815.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3815.jpg)

## Image Caption

Kheredouankh is the mother of the deified architect [Imhotep](https://www.worldhistory.org/imhotep/), designer of the [pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/) of [Djoser](https://www.worldhistory.org/Djoser/) at Saqqara. This statue is made from [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) covered with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/), between 664-332 BCE, probably from the region of [Memphis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Memphis_(Ancient_Egypt)/). Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), France (E 11556).

#### Editorial Review

This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/).

## Bibliography

- [Site officiel du musée du Louvre](http://www.louvre.fr "Site officiel du musée du Louvre"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## 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). Lady Kheredouankh. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3815/lady-kheredouankh/>
### Chicago
Crabben, Jan van der. "Lady Kheredouankh." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 19, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3815/lady-kheredouankh/>.
### MLA
Crabben, Jan van der. "Lady Kheredouankh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Apr 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3815/lady-kheredouankh/>.

## License & Copyright

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