Queen Nefertiti
Description
Object Label: The remains of blue paint on Nefertiti’s wig suggest a close relationship with the gods, who were believed to have hair of lapis lazuli, a rare stone. She raises her arms to worship Aten, the chief god of this period, and receives in return from the god an ankh sign at her nose, ensuring her life. The inscription refers to her as “Beloved of Aten.” Caption: Queen Nefertiti, ca. 1352–1348 B.C. Sandstone, pigment, 8 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 16 1/2 in. (21 × 3.5 × 41.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Christos G. Bastis in honor of Bernard V. Bothmer, 78.39. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A painted sandstone fragment with carved registers of hieroglyphs; the right portion includes what appear to be architectural or ritual motifs and a figure-like element in profile.
The object is a rectangular, weathered sandstone block broken along one vertical edge. The left face preserves a columned arrangement of dark incised hieroglyphs, with a vertical line of signs and additional clustered signs toward the middle. On the right face, there is a larger carved area containing a grid-like or patterned field (possibly a register of writing or a textured motif) and near the upper area a reddish/ochre painted shape that could relate to a figure or a significant sign; adjacent to it are carved rounded forms resembling a profile head or a symbolic element. The fragment shows residual reddish pigment concentrated on select carved features. No clear cartouche or royal name is confidently readable at this resolution. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 78.39 tier-2
- BKM-Object 104042 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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