The painted limestone bust of Queen Nefertiti, principal wife of the 18th-dynasty Pharaoh Akhenaten, was produced in the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose around 1340 BC and recovered in 1912 during the German expedition at Amarna led by Ludwig Borchardt. Except for the inlay missing from one eye, the serenely symmetrical face, elongated neck, and iconic blue crown survive in astonishing condition — one of the summits of ancient Egyptian portraiture. After long display at the Altes Museum, the bust now presides over the Neues Museum as the most famous single object on Berlin's Museum Island.

Exhibition Venue

Altes Museum

Bezirk Mitte, Germany