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The Nefertiti Bust is a painted stucco-coated limestone bust of Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. [1] It is on display in the Egyptian Museum of Berlin . The work is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by Thutmose because it was found in his workshop in Tell-el Amarna , Egypt. [ 2 ]
Nefertiti (/ ˌ n ɛ f ər ˈ t iː t i / [3]) (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.Nefertiti and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy, in which they promoted the earliest known form of monotheism, Atenism, centered on the sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household.
Nefertiti is depicted with a slightly protruding left leg. The back of the sculpture is connected with a floor-to-head back pillar. She is wearing sandals and a transparent robe, which can only be recognized by sleeves on the arms. This depiction is typical of the art of the Amarna period.
Nefertiti’s skin tone, per her bust, is terracotta with undertones of warm sandstone, suggesting she was quite literally a woman of color. In his excavation diary, Borchardt described the shade ...
Akhenaten, Nefertiti and three daughters beneath the Aten, Berlin Two of Akhenaten's daughters, Nofernoferuaton and Nofernoferure, c. 1375–1358 BC. This comfortable and intimate family setting is repeated in other pieces of Amarna art Princess of the Akhenaten family, Louvre
On the presumption that the mummy might be Nefertiti, a team led by Expedition Unknown's host Josh Gates used the preserved remains, modern technology, and artistry to present a reconstruction of what the Younger Lady would have looked like in full royal regalia. [18] The bust was created by French paleoartist Élisabeth Daynès. [19]
Addenbrooke's Hospital apparently didn't like the Queen Nefertiti look, after all. Twenty-eight year old Francine Siddaway had been a cleaner at the Cambridge, England, hospital for three and a ...
[3] [4] Egyptologists believe that the Nubian wig was adopted by Queen Nefertiti after witnessing the hairstyle being worn by Nubians in the Pharaoh's army. [5] Though there has been a discussion on what qualifies as a Nubian wig, some arguing layered wigs known as "duplex" styles that include curls and plaits may also be Nubian wigs.