Seqenenre Tao II, (also called Sekenenra Taa) at Cairo Museum, Egypt. The pharaoh of the 17th dynasty was killed on the field of battle. The image shows the marks from the axe blow and the two spear thrusts that brought about his death.
Mummy of Seqenenre Tao II
Cairo Museum, Egypt
Seqenenre Tao II at Cairo Museum, Egypt.
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