Papyrus Small Formats - The Bust of Nefertiti
Natural papyrus with outline motif - natural border - approx. 13 × 18 cm.
This size is ideal for teaching.
For painting:
12 double-fibre pencil - Article no. 2701
Set of 6 tempera colours - Article No. 2711
Set of 14 tempera colours - Article No. 2712
Brush set 6 pieces - Article No. 2713
Mixing palette - Article No. 2714
PGI Papyrus
made of hand laid papyrus, produced in Egypt
silkscreen motif, natural border
can be painted with pens and watercolours
| Aspiration scale: | Easy |
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| Time Line: | 0,5 Hour |
The Bust of Nefertiti
The Bust of Nefertiti is one of the most famous art treasures of Ancient Egypt and is considered a masterpiece of sculpture from the Amarna period.
It was made during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten in the 18th Dynasty (New Kingdom) between 1353 and 1336 BC.
The bust of Queen Nefertiti was discovered on 6 December 1912 during excavations by the German Oriental Society in Tell el-Amarna, the workshop of the chief sculptor Thutmosis. It was brought to Germany in January 1913 as part of the division of finds with the permission of the Egyptian Antiquities Authority.
Because Egypt was a British protectorate at the time of the excavations and thus the bust came to Germany under conditions imposed by the occupying forces, not the Egyptians, it is argued that the bust is colonial looted art. Egyptian authorities have regularly demanded its return since 1924.
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