Sculptor's Trial Piece of Nefertiti
ca. 1352-1332 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The style of art changed drastically at the beginning of the Amarna period, and both students and seasoned sculptors had to quickly adapt their skills. They practiced on pieces of limestone like this one.
The lightly incised image of Nefertiti is in the more delicate style of late Amarna art. Nefertiti’s face almost completely lacks modeling, and her tall crown is abruptly cut off at the top, suggesting that the image was not meant to be part of a larger scene but rather served as a sculptor’s trial piece.
The lightly incised image of Nefertiti is in the more delicate style of late Amarna art. Nefertiti’s face almost completely lacks modeling, and her tall crown is abruptly cut off at the top, suggesting that the image was not meant to be part of a larger scene but rather served as a sculptor’s trial piece.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone
- Medium
- limestone
- Locations
- Place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 4 × 2 3/16 × 9 in. (10.2 × 5.6 × 22.8 cm)
- Accession Number
- 35.1997
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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