Please visit our Egyptian gallery to view reproductions of the Queen Nefertiti Bust

A Queen Nefertiti bust is an extremely popular home décor choice for people utilizing an Egytpian theme. Unfortunately, Queen Nefertiti's identity remains somewhat of a mystery. It is believed that Nefertiti was the wife of the Pharoah Akhenaton, one of the greatest rulers in the history of Egypt. He was the first to promote the worship of a single God; Aten, the sun god.

Nerfititi had a great love for her husband and much of the artwork of the two shows them in affectionate poses. Consequently, it is difficult to determine why she abruptly left the palace and vanished from history. Whether she fell out of favor with her husband, we don’t know, but her role in the adoption of this new religion that he promoted is obvious by the number of artistic works that adorn temple walls.

Nefertiti was known throughout the ancient world for her outstanding beauty and her name loosely translates to “The beautiful woman has come.” The famous bust of Nefertiti, dating from the 14th century BC now resides in the Staatliche Museum in Berlin. It was found practically intact on December 6, 1912 in the workshop of Thutmose, an Ancient Egyptian sculptor from Akhnaton's capital city.

Crafted from painted limestone, it is a masterpiece of the new, naturalistic style in Egyptian art of the Amarna period and is regarded as one of the greatest works of art of the pre-modern world.