Sphinx Queen Nefertiti
This portrait sculpture is the wife of the 18th dynasty ruler Akhenaton. This pharoah believed and started a realistic approach to art during his rule. His artists studied the human body with molds to create carvings of anatomical perfection.

Queen Nefertiti

Who- Telleramarna Artist/sculptor
What- Limestone sculpture, Painted
When- 1,360 B.C.
Where-Tellel-Amarna
Why- Shows the development of the egyptian artists to perfect their representations of life.
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