If so, she is most likely Ankhesenamun, a daughter of Akhenaten and the only known wife of Tutankhamun. An ivory-paneled box (right), also from Tut’s tomb, shows him with his beloved queen.

In 1922, the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, marked one of the most significant finds of the 20th century. The tomb, which contained more than 5,000 priceless ...