Copy of the Bust of Nefertiti
Artist
Tina Wentcher
Australian, 1887 - 1974
Artist
James Henry Breasted
American, 1865 - 1935
Artist
Gipsformerei der Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
German, founded 1819
Date1923
MediumPlaster, pigment
Dimensions10.4 x 22 x 17 cm (base)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Rodewald in memory of Caroline and George Bacon
Object number1988.2
DescriptionPlaster bust cast from a hand-carved stone replica of the original Nefertiti Bust, now housed at the Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and excavated from Tell el-Amarna, Egypt in 1912. Polychrome plaster bust in the form of a woman, who wears a crown and an elaborate collar. The bust reproduces damaged elements, including the ears, and shows the missing eye replaced. Base is painted to imitate the appearance of wood.On View
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Herbert Meyer
1840-1859
China
c. 1850