Torso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodies

Torso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodies

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This torso of Nefertiti was found in the Sanctuary of the Great Aten Temple or in the dump south of the Sanctuary area of the temple. It was part of a dyad of the king and queen standing together and holding in front of them a wide stela with names of the Aten. The queen's left arm was bent and she held her hand against the side of the stela. Nefertiti wears a revealing smooth garment leaving one shoulder bare. Over that she has a pleated shawl whose short loop edge can be seen crossing between her breasts to the point where the shawl tied beneath the right breast.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Torso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodiesTorso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodiesTorso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodiesTorso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodiesTorso of Nefertiti from a dyad holding a stela in front of the bodies

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.