Amarna

became Egypt as a whole. The portrait head of Nefertiti is another artifact that is important in Ancient Egypt. It was found in the Amarna period (1352-1336). It is made out of plaster. Nefertiti’s portrait signifies family values in the Amarna period. She was very loved by many people especially Akhenaten. It is an important artifact in the museum because the Amarna period was a time when family values were portrayed and helped create a view of what women should look like in the years to come.…

The iconic bust of Nefertiti is part of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin collection and currently on display in the Neues Museum. The Nefertiti Bust is a 3,300-year-old painted stucco-coated limestone bust of Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Martin Fox, an art historian stated, “The bust of Nefertiti is 47 centimetres tall and weighs about 20 kilograms. It is made of a limestone core covered with painted stucco (fine plaster) layers. The face is…

Akhenaten, the son of Amenhotep III, was an Egyptian king of the 18th Dynasty who brought many cultural reforms to Egypt during his reign. It is generally thought that Akhenaten acted through his reign without any precedent or foreshadowing. However, it has also been speculated that he may have drawn his ideas from the rule of his father. Akhenaten, with his revolutionary focus on Aten and being the first Egyptian king to truly embrace monotheism coupled with henotheism, revealed the importance…

been a way to further establish Thebes as the capital city, the place that Akhenaten moved the capital away from and that Tutankhamun returned it to (Gardiner 1961:236). As mentioned prior, the artifacts that were either from or reflective of the Amarna Period were probably a way to connect himself better to his father, his true bloodline…

It is painted limestone relief, and the size is 31.1 x 38.7 cm. Egyptian art was great and it was demonstrated by this relief named “Akhenaten and his family” which is one of the most famous artwork from the Amarna period. In this art Queen Nefertiti and Akhenaten sit on cushioned thrones playing with their nude daughters.Even in a family scene like this, there is still a religious aspect. The Aten is there to hold ankhs to the noses of Akhenaten and Nefertiti…

What Is True Beauty? What makes someone or something beautiful? One day while doing research in the library I came across an image that would forever change my aspect on art. It happened to be a sculpture of half a face, which belonged to a woman. Later on that day I did some research of my own and found out the name of that piece was entitled Fragment of the face of a queen. The sculpture spoke on so many things at once, that it was more than amazing. What made that creations hold so much…

married his half sister Ankhesenamun. He had two children who died at a young age one at six months and the other at nine months. King Tutankhamun had many achievements but a few of his achievements were reconized His father and himself ended the Amarna revelution when he was nearly five.As pharoh he instigated policies to restore…

elevate the other gods. However, what he also wanted to do is reduce power from priests. The people that lived there were forced to honor Aten. The "religious" conversation changed the society into chaos. They changed the capital. It was Thebes to Amarna. Akhenaten had put all of his effort into the religious tradition, neglecting domestic and foreign affairs.…

violence, the frown represents concern, and the forehead lines depict a person’s general preoccupation. In the New Kingdom, the art of Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters was of great significance during the time. Dated circa 1353-1335 BCE, from Amarna, Egypt, this work can be found in the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin. The limestone picture shows the royal family as political propaganda. They represent immortal life through a short time and in earlier conventions. The video, “Egypt’s…

The limestone painted bust of Nefertiti and was created in the 18th Dynasty between 1353-1335 BCE and was found in the workshop of sculptor, Thutmose. It was discovered in Amarna, Egypt in 1912 by a German archaeological team led by Ludwig Borchardt. Many art historians believe the bust to be a 3D sketch or model that may have been for other representations of Nefertiti, a closer inspection of the bust had revealed that the bust was not just painted limestone, but limestone that is covered in a…