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title: Egyptian Couple
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6451/egyptian-couple/
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# Egyptian Couple
_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6451.jpg)
## Image Caption
Limestone statue of Pashedu and his wife Ruiu: the two figures are seated on a high-backed chair, each with one arm resting on the far shoulder of the other. Pashedu wears a long braided wig and a long skirt. Ruau wears a long braided wig and a long tight-fitting dress. The inscriptions are incised on the front of the garments of the two figures and on the back of the chair, which is in the form of a round-topped stela. In the arch are two 'wedjat' eyes. The monument is in an excellent state of preservation. Much of the original paint is still visible: black on the wigs, and red on the bodies, fringes of garments and border lines of the front inscription. 18th Dynasty, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2017, March 24). Egyptian Couple. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Egyptian Couple." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 24, 2017. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
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