Nefertiti Bust

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Sculpture · c. 1345 BC · Amarna · Africa

From Thutmose's Amarna workshop: a brief break from canon towards a living portrait

Nefertiti Bust — Philip Pikart · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Author: Thutmose
Style: Ancient Egyptian art — Art for eternity: a strict canon of proportion, frontal poses, stone meant to last millennia
Century: 14th century BC

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