“Statue of Idet & Ruiu, two women who have been identified as possibly mother and daughter, sisters, or a same-sex couple. Idet is given priority by the artist who placed her on the right, and is given the title “Lady of the House”. Limestone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1480-1390 BCE. From the Theban necropolis, Egypt. (Egyptian Museum of Turin)”
“Statue of Idet & Ruiu, two women who have been identified as possibly mother and daughter, sisters, or a same-sex couple. Idet is given priority by the artist who placed her on the right, and is given the title “Lady of the House”. Limestone. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1480-1390 BCE. From the Theban necropolis, Egypt. (Egyptian Museum of Turin)”
From the World History Encyclopedia:
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14160/statue-of-idet--ruiu/
The photo is also prominently displayed in the wiki for “Homosexuality in ancient Egypt”,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Egypt?wprov=sfti1
So it seems that there are people who are aware of the likelihood of them being a lesbian couple, if that’s the case.