Cypriot Limestone Priest
Ancient Near East and Egypt · end of the 6th century BCE
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Ancient · № 183
Portrait of Nefertiti
Attributed to the workshop of Thutmose · c. 1345 BCE
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Portrait of Nefertiti
Cast after the bust of Queen Nefertiti found at Amarna in the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose; the original is in the Neues Museum, Berlin. Original dimensions and material verified from the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin official Nefertiti page.
- Maker
- Attributed to the workshop of Thutmose
- Date
- c. 1345 BCE
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Limestone, painted stucco, quartz, wax
- Dimensions
- H 49 cm × W 24.5 cm × D 35 cm
- Current collection
- Neues Museum, Berlin
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This cast reproduces the limestone bust found in the sculptor Thutmose’s workshop at Amarna. Only one eye is inlaid, using quartz and wax; the missing inlay changes the face when viewed from the left.
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- Maker
- Attributed to the workshop of Thutmose
- Date
- c. 1345 BCE
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Limestone, painted stucco, quartz, wax
- Dimensions
- H 49 cm × W 24.5 cm × D 35 cm
- Current collection
- Neues Museum, Berlin
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
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