workshop of Thutmose
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The workshop of Thutmose was an ancient Egyptian sculptor’s studio in Amarna, renowned as the place where the iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti was created.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian building
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archaeological site ⓘ sculptor’s workshop ⓘ |
| abandonedIn | late 18th Dynasty ⓘ |
| architecturalType | domestic-industrial complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nefertiti
NERFINISHED
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Thutmose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximate: 27.6°N 30.9°E ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| createdWork | Nefertiti Bust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| dedicatedTo | royal portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| discovery |
Nefertiti Bust
NERFINISHED
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painted limestone heads ⓘ pigments and inlay materials ⓘ plaster casts of royal heads ⓘ sculptors’ tools ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Ludwig Borchardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| excavationSponsor | Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| function |
production of portrait busts
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production of reliefs ⓘ production of statuary ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akhetaten
NERFINISHED
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Amarna NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedInArchaeologicalZone | Tell el-Amarna GENERATED ⓘ |
| materialEvidence |
limestone sculpture
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plaster models ⓘ polychrome painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of the bust of Nefertiti
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production of royal portraits ⓘ |
| occupationOfOwner | sculptor ⓘ |
| owner | Thutmose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | artists’ quarter of Akhetaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reign | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for Amarna art style
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source of the most famous image of Nefertiti ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | reign of Akhenaten ⓘ |
| usedFor |
modeling royal likenesses
ⓘ
training sculptors ⓘ |
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