Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection Berlin

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The Time of Nefertiti

 
Due to the excavations carried out in Amarna in 1911 to 1914 the museum received a great number of exquisite masterpieces dated to the most interesting period of Egyptian history the time of queen Nefertiti and king Akhenaton.
The portrait bust of queen Nefertiti is one of the most famous works of art in the world. Half a million visitors admire her timeless beauty each year.
  • Bust of Nefertiti
  • Bust of Akhenaten
  • Princess of the Amarna period
  • Relief of Akhenaton
  • Stele used as an Altar showing Akhenaten, Nefertiti and 3 daughters
  • Nefertiti
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    Head of a Statue of Akhenaton

    New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1340 B.C.
    Stucco/gypsum
    Height 26 cm
    Amarna
    Inv.-No. 21351


    The typical characteristics of the face of Akhenaton can be found here: triangular face, thin chin heavy eyelids long straight nose with accentuated nasolabial furrows and hollow cheeks and very full lips. The diadem at the forehead and the curved section over the ears indicate that the blue crown was part of the sculpture and therefore a king is indicated. The black painted lines in the area of the nose chin and eyes also indicate that the sculpture was not yet finished as were many sculpture found in the workshop of Tuthmosis in Amarna.
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    Relief study of King Akhenaton

    New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1340 B.C.
    Limestone
    Height 15 cm
    Inv.-No. 14512



    The so-called 'excessive' style at the beginning of the Amarna period is especially obvious with this small relief study.
    The thin face, heavy eyelids over narrow, slightly slanting eyes, long, hanging chin, long nose, emphasised nasolabial folds, full lips as well as the forward curve of the neck all characterize the early representations of king Akhenaton. The contrast between soft and sharp forms, weak and strong contours of the face have been excellently captured by the artist.
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    Bust of Queen Nefertiti

    New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1340 B.C.
    Limestone, gypsum, crystal and wax
    Height 50 cm
    Amarna
    Inv.-No. 21300

    This bust is one of the first ranking works of Egyptian art mostly due to the excellent preservation of the colour and the fine modelling of the face. She was found in 1912 during the excavations of the German-Orient-Association in city of Achet-Aton, today known as Amarna. The individualized face and the special crown, tall, flat-topped decorated with a ribbon and the remains of a uraeus at the front identify the statue as Nefertiti. The bust served , as did many other masks found in the workshop of the Tuthmosis, as a model for artists producing portraits of the queen. She is shown as a grown woman with a harmonic and balanced beauty which is not disturbed by the slight folds under the eyes and chin as well as the slightly sunk cheeks.

    The bust is made of limestone which is covered with modelled gypsum. The eye is inlayed with crystal and the pupil attached with black coloured wax. The second eye-inlay was never carried out.
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