Saturday, November 3, 2012

ancientpeoples: Limestone relief showing Nefertiti Amarna New...





ancientpeoples:



Limestone relief showing Nefertiti


Amarna


New Kingdom, c.1352-1336 BC


The image shows Queen Nefertiti wearing the famous tall, flat topped crown she wears in the famous bust currently in the Berlin Museum. She is making an offering to the Aten along with her husband Akhenaten (the figure in front of her).


Source: Brooklyn Museum



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