Plaster Cast of Bust of Nefertiti

1948.01.0025

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Bust of Nefertiti   (1948.01.0025)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period New Kingdom
Date 1353 – 1335 BCE
Culture Egyptian
Location On Exhibitin the Egypt exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 60.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 42.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 22.0 cm
Weight >10Kg g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Watercolor
Manufacturing Processes Handbuilding, Painting, Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Divisions for region taken from: Baines & Málek 1980
Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction yes, This reproduction copies a famous limestone bust of Nefertiti. This copy, a painted plaster representation, mimics the original in the Aegyptisches Museum in Berlin.

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