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Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE) was the wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Her name means, `the beautiful one has come' and, because of the world-famous bust created by the sculptor Thutmose (discovered in 1912...

This Amarna Period limestone relief (ca. 1353-1336 BCE) depicts Queen Nefertiti offering a bouquet to the Aten. It is a prime example of the typical Amarna style, as it depicts the queen with an elongated face, slanted eyes, protruding lips...

Of all the pharaohs who ruled ancient Egypt, there is one in particular that stands out from the rest. Over the course of his 17-year reign (1353-1336 BCE), Akhenaten spearheaded a cultural, religious, and artistic revolution that rattled...

Relief from a limestone column depicting Queen Nefertiti offering a bouquet to the Aten. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, c. 1330 BCE. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE) ties an ornamental collar around the neck of her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE). Part of a stela. Painted limestone. From Amarna, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1345 BCE. (The Neues...

Small, painted votive statue depicting the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Wife Nefertiti holding hands, a notedly unusual pose in the art of the New Kingdom, c. 1345 BCE. The king wears the blue kheperesh crown, and the queen sports the...

A bust of Egyptian queen Nefertiti ("The Beautiful One Has Come", c. 1370 to c. 1336 BCE), the wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. By the sculptor Thutmose and rediscovered in 1912. Neues Museum, Berlin.

Limestone plaque depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) on the left holding one of his daughters and Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 to c. 1336 BCE) on the right with one daughter sitting on her lap and the other resting on...

The royal couple, pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) and queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE), is seated at a feast, beneath the god Aten and under his rays. They are looking at each other and Nefertiti puts her right hand under Akhenaten's...

On the left, queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE) follows her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten(r. 1353-1336 BCE); both are worshipping Aten. Note the typical Amarna style of their depiction; her elongated head and his protuberant abdomen. Part...