Papyrus Painting - Queen Nefertiti Bust

Product Description:  Hand painted papyrus of a bust of Nefertiti  Egypt's most beautiful queen.  Modeled on the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti - this one reimagined showing the arms and base.

Nefertiti first appears on the scene when she becomes the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten.  Scholars still debate her origins, some believing that she was a princess from another land.   She gave birth to six daughters. It is possible that she also had sons, although no record has been found of this.  Nefertiti is displayed with a prominence that other Egyptian queens were not. Her name in hieroglyphics is enclosed in a royal cartouche, and there are in fact more statues and drawings of her than of Akhenaten. Some have even claimed that it was Nefertiti, not Akhenaten, who instigated the monotheistic religion of Aton. It is around Year 15 that Nefertiti mysteriously disappears from view. It could be that she died, although no indication of this exists to this date. Some scholars think that she was banished for some reason, and lived the rest of her years in the northern palace.

All papyrus paintings are sent with "rough" edges, easily trimmed to fit your framing needs.

*****NOTICE****
Changes implemented by the Ministry of Antiquities requires all papyrus to be inspected by an expert - what this means is that while your order will show as shipped, it may in fact be on hold at the Cairo airport pending inspection. For this reason we are not able to combine papyrus orders with anything else, i.e. papyrus and jewelry, or glassworks etc. If you are ordering something else in addition to the papyrus you must order it separately. We apologize for any delays that may occur, ultimately it is about the preservation of the history of Egypt.
 

Artist:  Khedr

100% Hand Painted

Available Sizes (Approx)

40 x 60 cm (16" x 24")     $86.00