Head of a Queen

ThutmosisAmenophis (Amenhotep) IV. / Echnaton, 1351–1334 BCE

Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

The tenon at the top of this head allowed for the attachment of a royal headdress, identifying this as a sculpture of a queen. It is often interpreted as a portrait of Nefertiti, shown here with soft features in the bloom of her youth.

Details

Title: Head of a Queen
Creator: Thutmosis
Date Created: Amenophis (Amenhotep) IV. / Echnaton, 1351–1334 BCE
Provenance: Donation James Simon, 1920
Type: Statue
Medium: Silified Quartzite, painted
Inv. no.: ÄM 21220
ISIL no.: DE-MUS-015418
External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Sandra Steiß
Collection: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung | Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

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