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title: Queen Nefertiti
author: Philip Pikart
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2581/queen-nefertiti/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-07-19
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# Queen Nefertiti
_Authored by Philip Pikart_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2581.jpg)
## Image Caption
A bust of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) queen [Nefertiti](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nefertiti/) ("The Beautiful One Has Come", c. 1370 to c. 1336 BCE), the wife of the [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Akhenaten](https://www.worldhistory.org/Akhenaten/) of the 18th Dynasty of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). By the sculptor Thutmose and rediscovered in 1912.
Neues Museum, Berlin.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Pikart, P. (2014, April 14). Queen Nefertiti. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Pikart, Philip. "Queen Nefertiti." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 14, 2014. .
### MLA
Pikart, Philip. "Queen Nefertiti." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Apr 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nofretete_Neues_Museum.jpg) by [**Philip Pikart**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nofretete_Neues_Museum.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 April 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.