Bust of Nefertiti (c. 1370 BC – c. 1330 BC) the wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten), and mother-in-law of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Nefertiti roughly translates to "the beautiful one is come". Famed throughout the ancient world for her outstanding beauty, Nefertiti remains the one of the most well known Queen of Egypt. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a religious revolution, in which they started to worship one god only, Aten or the sun disc.
The bust is made of black resin and measures 9cm in height