Statue of Idet and Rui: Theban Necropolis, New Kingdom, c. 1480–1390 BCE.
Ancient Egyptian statues of this kind usually portrayed married couples, yet two women depicted together in this way were uncommon, and their relationship remains unknown.
A beautiful reminder that history is often more complex, more layered, and more beautiful than we’re led to believe. Women have always loved women. History remembers more than we’re often told.









