Bust of an Amarna Princess

This bust of an Amarna pricess, thought to be Baketaten, shows her wearing an elaborate wig with a sidelock. Baketaten is generally thought to have been a daughter of King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. However, it has also been also suggested that she was a daughter of Akhenaten’s secondary wife, Kiya, or was possibly even a younger sister of Akhenaten’s.

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Original: Painted limestone
Louvre Museum, Paris
Model: 18 x 13 x 8 cm
Price: Stucco 30 LE