the other art of the Amarna period, which is the more technical name we give to this typically strange little 20ish year period. Nefertiti's husband, Akhenaten, change the religious from polytheism to monotheism. With it, he changed the style of art. Figures are generally strangely distorted as noted in this BBC link on Amarna Art: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/akhenaten_01.shtml.
This sculpture of Nefertiti is perhaps one of the most beautiful and naturalistic pieces to come out of this period. We believe this was a model for the artist Thutmose, and, therefore, could be more realistic. It would give him the important information about the characteristics of Nefertiti's features to then make official royal portraits in the
This sculpture of Nefertiti is perhaps one of the most beautiful and naturalistic pieces to come out of this period. We believe this was a model for the artist Thutmose, and, therefore, could be more realistic. It would give him the important information about the characteristics of Nefertiti's features to then make official royal portraits in the