Relief of Queen Nefertiti Kissing One of Her Daughters

Queen Nefertiti's face and inscriptions have been deliberately damaged on this relief, presumably to magically harm her and/or her memory. Such ritual defacing of people's images to harm them now and forever was not uncommon in ancient Egypt.

• Medium: Limestone, painted
• Geographical Locations:
  • Amarna, Egypt
  • Hermopolis, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
• Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
• Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 17 1/2 in. (22.2 x 3.4 x 44.5 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-3, ECAMEA-3G67
• Accession Number: 60.197.8
• Image: 60.197.8_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2005