Busts of two Egyptian royals

King Tut's grandparents were Egypt's royal power couple

For nearly four decades, Amenhotep III and his great royal wife, Tiye, ruled together over a time of peace and prosperity in ancient Egypt.

A portrait of the young Amenhotep III, left, wearing a khepresh, also known as the blue crown. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Tiye’s portrait, right, was created after her husband’s death and their son had inherited the throne. Egyptian Museum, Berlin
Left: ARALDO DE LUCA; Right: BPK/SCALA, FLORENCE
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