Mother and Child - a powerful image throughout history

Here is a charming depiction of the scribe Arhunpijas (Tahunpigas in one of my books) with his mother, found on a neo-Hittite stele:

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[edit on 1-5-2010 by berenike]

Just to make a change here is a statue of Senenmut, courtier to Pharoah Hatshepsut, with Princess Neferure:
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Senenmut and Neferure
It is clear from the statues found of Senenmut, that he enjoyed a very close relationship with Neferure - the daughter of Hatshepsut (it is possible that this is the only sort of relationship he had with the King Hatshepsut, as teacher to her daughter. Although the converse may be argued - that Senenmut educated Neferure because of his relationship with Hatshepsut).

[edit on 1-5-2010 by berenike]

That first picture looks almost Alien.