Art Nouveau Nefertiti

Posted by Kushana Torumekia at 5/5/2009 3:29 PM
Categories: Nefertiti, Egypt, Egyptology, Art History
Tags: Nefertiti Egypt Egyptology Art History
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"The bust has no left eye and was never crafted to have one. This is an insult for an ancient Egyptian who believed the statue was the person themself."

He also said the shoulders were cut vertically in the style practised since the 19th century while "Egyptians cut shoulders horizontally" and that the features were accentuated in a manner recalling that of Art Nouveau.

http://www.archaeologynews.org/story.asp?ID=434238&Title=Famed Nefertiti bust a fake: expert

-Kushana


 

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