Nefertiti's Face
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Little is known about Nefertiti, the Egyptian queen whose name means "a beautiful woman has come." She was the wife of Akhenaten, the pharaoh who ushered in the dramatic Amarna Age, and she bore him at least six children. She played a prominent role in political and religious affairs, but…
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Ever since her rediscovery in 1912, the statue of Nefertiti has become the best-known face from antiquity—after having been buried for over three thousand years.
But more remarkable than the statue is what it stands for.
The historical queen Nefertiti, along with her husband Akhenaten, built a new city, worshipped a new god, and introduced a new style of art. This experiment, which anticipated monotheism, was so radical that it was subsequently erased from history.
Archeologists had to piece together what Nefertiti did through excavations such as the one that unearthed the world’s most beautiful statue.
From Martin's list on discovering forgotten masterpieces of world culture.
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