Kohl Tube Fragment with Name of Nefertiti
Kohl Tube Fragment with Name of Nefertiti
Place of OriginEgypt, found at Amarna in 1921
Date18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1360 BCE
DimensionsH: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
MediumFaience
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.105
Not on View
DescriptionTurquoise-blue faience fragment.
Label TextThis turquoise-blue fragment of a kohl tube (make-up container) bears a cartouche of Nefertiti, the consort of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten). The inscription, inlaid with darker blue paste, reads: "Nefernefruaton-Nefertiti, who lived (...)." This object reflects the distinctive religious reforms of the Amarna period, a brief era in Egyptian history when Akhenaten introduced monotheistic worship centered on the sun deity Aten. In this longer version of her name, Queen Nefertiti, who was deeply involved in the religious reforms of her husband, is referred to as "Nefernefruaton," which can be translated as "Beautiful are the beauties of Aten."
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1391-1353 BCE
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
mid-19th century
mid 18th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1400-1362 BCE
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1360 BCE
Unidentified
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1347-1338 BCE
2nd Millennium BCE
25th–31st Dynasties (747–332 BCE)
Unidentified
26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 570-527 BCE
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