An extraordinary #covergirl, cause so it was defined in the time of its discovery.
This wonderful stucco-coated in limestone sculpture, dating back to 1345 BC approximately, is called #NefertitiBust and it represents the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten.
The royal couple had six children and the queen reigned over #Egypt seventeen years.

☞ Do you know…

‣ She dictated fashion styling for #makeup and was very much imitated.
It’s one of the most iconic and representative faces of its culture, replicated in multiple versions as a decorative motif.
It’s considered one of the most precious and known art treasures of ancient Egypt and its value is now estimated at around half a #billion dollars

‣ An interesting and discussed detail is the lack of the left #eye for which a definitive explanation has not yet been reached. The hypothesis that so far has received more consensus is that this bust was a laboratory model, used as a reference for replicas

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⇒ Date: 1345 BC

⇒ Material: Limestone and stucco

⇒ Dimensions:  Size 20kg (40 lb), 48 centimetres (19 in)

⇒ Site: Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany