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1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction : seeking Nefertiti -- Background to the Amarna age -- Part I. Creating Nefertiti. Thutmose -- Chief of works -- Taught by the king -- The beautiful woman -- Part II. Recreating Nefertiti. The colourful queen -- The German queen -- Multiple Nefertitis -- Looking for Nefertiti. |
| Summary |
Little is known about the Egyptian queen Nefertiti, yet she is one of the most famous women who ever lived. Her face adorns modern artifacts all over the world, thanks to just one object: the lovely, mysterious Nefertiti bust created by Thutmose. Joyce Tyldesley tells the fascinating story of one of the world's most treasured artifacts. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, active 14th century B.C. -- Portraits.
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Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, active 14th century B.C. |
| Genre/Form |
Portraits.
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| Subject |
Art, Egyptian.
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Art, Egyptian. |
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ART -- African. |
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Electronic books.
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Portraits.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tyldesley, Joyce. Nefertiti's face. The creation of an icon. Cambridge : Harvard University Press 2018 9780674983755 (OCoLC)1031418238 |
| ISBN |
9780674919563 (electronic book) |
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0674919564 (electronic book) |
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9780674919549 (electronic book) |
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0674919548 (electronic book) |
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9780674983755 |
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0674983750 |
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