Early Image of Nefertiti
ca. 1352-1347 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Nefertiti raises her arm in an attitude of prayer or offering. Originally the god Aten, as the sun disk, appeared above her. The two tiny hands in front of the queen’s face belong to streams of light coming from the Aten. One of these hands holds an ankh (the hieroglyph for “life”) to Nefertiti’s nose, so that she can receive from the Aten the “breath of life,” given to the faithful.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Sandstone, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 6 11/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 3/16 in. (17 x 26 x 3 cm)
- Accession Number
- 64.199.2
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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