Older Nefertiti

Amarna, house P.47.3
Reign of Akhenaten, 1353 - 1336 B.C.
Granodiorite; h. 25 cm, w. 16.5 cm, d. 16 cm
Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Berlin

Once part of a composite statue with back pillar, this unfinished head depicts a slightly older, more serious queen. The dark stone and the remote and less expressive features are typical of the late Amarna Period.