Luckily our driver came to pick us and send us back to the Tomb of Ay. This is the finest tomb in Amarna in terms of preservation and workmanship. Ay was a vizier of Akhenaten. He became pharoah upon the death of Tutankhamun and was buried in the Valley of the Kings in Thebes.
The tomb is behind her
Cartouches on the pillar
Unfinished pillars
Ay and his wife Tiye
A fine carving of Ay's hair
Akhenaten and Nefertiti worshipping Aten
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