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title: Akhenaten & Nefertiti
author: Elsie McLaughlin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6919/akhenaten--nefertiti/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-09-16
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# Akhenaten & Nefertiti

_Authored by [Elsie McLaughlin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/theegyptgeek/)_

## Image File

[![Akhenaten & Nefertiti](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6919.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6919.jpg)

## Image Caption

Small, painted votive statue depicting the [Pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Akhenaten](https://www.worldhistory.org/Akhenaten/) and his Great Wife [Nefertiti](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nefertiti/) holding hands, a notedly unusual pose in the art of the [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/), c. 1345 BCE.

The king wears the blue *kheperesh* crown, and the queen sports the flat-topped blue crown that has become associated with her image. In keeping with the typical [Amarna Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna_Period_of_Egypt/) artistic conventions, both Akhenaten and Nefertiti are depicted with slightly distorted features and proportions, and both male and female figures display a similar body type.

Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

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## About the Author

Elsie McLaughlin is an aspiring Egyptologist, whose areas of interest include the Amarna Period, gender, female kingship, and the history of the early New Kingdom, as well as the relationship between royal women & warfare in the New Kingdom.

## Cite This Work

### APA
McLaughlin, E. (2017, July 27). Akhenaten & Nefertiti. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6919/akhenaten--nefertiti/>
### Chicago
McLaughlin, Elsie. "Akhenaten & Nefertiti." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 27, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6919/akhenaten--nefertiti/>.
### MLA
McLaughlin, Elsie. "Akhenaten & Nefertiti." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jul 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6919/akhenaten--nefertiti/>.

## License & Copyright

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