QV66
E393251
QV66 is the richly decorated tomb of Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II, in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens and is renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved wall paintings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| QV66 canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian tomb
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCentury | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalType | rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Hathor ⓘ Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ |
| conservationIssue |
humidity damage
ⓘ
salt efflorescence ⓘ visitor impact on wall paintings ⓘ |
| constructionDate |
Ramesses II
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Ramesses II
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important source for study of royal iconography
ⓘ
masterpiece of New Kingdom tomb art ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nefertari ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ernesto Schiaparelli ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
19th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavatedBy |
Italian Archaeological Mission to Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Archaeological Mission
|
| hasDecorationTheme |
Book of the Dead scenes
ⓘ
astral and underworld motifs ⓘ funerary and religious scenes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anteroom
ⓘ
burial chamber ⓘ side chambers ⓘ staircase ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | hieroglyphic Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valley of the Queens ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Luxor ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOf | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| majorConservationCampaign | 1980s–1990s conservation project ⓘ |
| material | painted plaster on rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of Nefertari with deities
ⓘ
exceptionally well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ high artistic quality of reliefs and paintings ⓘ rich polychrome decoration ⓘ |
| occupant | Nefertari ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| restoredBy |
Egyptian Antiquities Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Antiquities Organization
Getty Conservation Institute ⓘ |
| tombNumber | QV66 ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| visitorAccessPolicy | limited number of visitors per day ⓘ |
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