Nefertiti, profile, right side.
Title |
Nefertiti, profile, right side. |
Creator |
Tuthmosis (Egyptian master sculptor, active ca. 1340 BCE) |
Date |
1348-1336/5 BCE? |
Cultural Context |
Egyptian Ancient Egyptian African North African Middle Eastern |
Style/Period |
Egyptian (ancient) Amarna period New Kingdom (Egyptian) Eighteenth Dynasty |
Subject |
Portraits Queens Rulers Women Headdresses Crowns Jewelry Necklaces |
Description |
Portrait bust, from Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna), [Egypt]. |
People Pictured |
Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C. |
Material |
Painted limestone Limestone Rock Stone (rock) Paint |
Measurements |
H: 20" (51 cm) |
Technique |
Sculpting Painting (image-making) |
Work Type |
Sculpture Portraits Portrait sculpture |
Repository |
Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum [at Charlottenburg] (Berlin, Germany) Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin, Germany) |
Source |
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.3-38, p.120) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum. |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 338-45.jpg |
Rating |
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