Bust of Nefertiti (14th century B.C.) - Agyptisches Museum, Berlin

Bust of Nefertiti  16-1/2" H x 18-3/4" W x 10" D   Bonded Marble - Hand Painted $495 (less Internet discount of $50) = $445     (freight $19) "And the heiress, great in the palace, fair of face, adorned with the double plumes, mistress of happiness, endowed with favours, at hearing whose voice the king rejoices, the chief wife of the king, his beloved, the lady of the two lands, Nefertiti, may she live for ever and always." -- Inscription on a stelae of Queen Nefertiti's husband Pharaoh Akhenaten

"In every woman there is a Queen.  Speak to the Queen and the Queen will answer."  Norwegian Proverb

Nefertiti was a queen of Egypt, the wife of King Akhenaton who ruled from 1379 to 1362 B.C. She was an influential queen but she is principally remembered for her personal beauty and the lovely statue that was carved centuries ago. The bust of painted limestone was found at Tel-el-Amarna, Ancient Akhetaton, which was the king's new capital in middle Egypt. The left eye of the statue was not finished. It is thought that the sculptor assigned its completion to a subordinate craftsman who failed to carry out his work. Details of the life of the beauteous queen are veiled by the mists of time. Some scholars believe that she was an Asian princess from Mitanni. She was a faithful follower of the new cult established by her husband. In reliefs found at Akhetaton she is prominently displayed at the side of her husband. Her tomb has never been discovered.