Women We Love At The Cave - Nefertiti

Nefertiti Bust, Limestone. 1345 BC 18th Dynasty, discovered in 1912. Neues Museum, Berlin Germany.

The Nefertiti Bust is a 3300-year-old painted limestone bust of Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and one of the most copied works of ancient Egypt. Due to the work, Nefertiti has become one of the most famous women from the ancient world and as an icon of feminine beauty. The work is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BC by the sculptor Thutmose.