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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.
Plaster face of a young Amarna-era woman, (thought by many to represent Kiya, one of Akhenaten's wives), from late in Akhenaten's reign, years 14–17, from the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Nefertiti has become an icon of Berlin's culture. [14] Some 500,000 visitors see her every year. [18] The bust is described as "the best-known work of art from ancient Egypt, arguably from all antiquity". [40] Her face is on postcards of Berlin and 1989 German postage stamps. [39] [41]
One hundred years ago, in a courtyard at the Neues Museum in Berlin, the world came face to face for the first time with one of its most enduring beauty icons: Queen Nefertiti. Discovered in Egypt ...
The Stela of Akhenaten and his family is the name for an altar image in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo which depicts the Pharaoh Akhenaten, his queen Nefertiti, and their three children. The limestone stela with the inventory number JE 44865 is 43.5 × 39 cm in size and was discovered by Ludwig Borchardt in Haoue Q 47 at Tell-el Amarna in 1912. [ 1 ]
The complete right and parts of the upper left arm, the toes, and the nipples are missing. Markings on the statue indicate that it is not complete. It is believed that further work would have been done on the face to make it more realistic. [1] Side view of head. Nefertiti is depicted with a slightly protruding left leg.
An excerpt from Eyeliner: A Cultural History details the history of the elusive Egyptian queen, and the everlasting allure of her kohl rimmed eyes.
This was in fact the second time in ancient Egyptian history that a temple was dedicated to a queen. The first time, Akhenaten dedicated a temple to his great royal wife, Nefertiti. [10] The rock-cut facade is decorated with two groups of colossi that are separated by the large gateway.