Amanirenas 2022

This would be another of my depictions of Amanirenas (r. 40-10 BC), the Kentake (queen) of Kush who is best known for leading a military campaign against the Romans shortly after they annexed Egypt. Although less information has survived about her than many other historical Nile Valley queens, she has nonetheless become one of my favorites to draw. And yes, she was described as having only one working eye.

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