Thutmose
Egyptian·-1370–-1330
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Thutmose was an ancient Egyptian sculptor active during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1353-1336 BCE) at the royal capital of Amarna. He's known as the creator of the painted limestone bust of Nefertiti, one of the most famous artworks from the ancient world, discovered in the ruins of his workshop in 1912 by German archaeologists.
Thutmose's workshop contained numerous portrait studies and unfinished works that give rare insight into an ancient sculptor's process. His name was found on an ivory horse blinker inscribed "The King's Favourite and Master of Works, the Sculptor Thutmose." The Nefertiti bust, now at Berlin's Neues Museum, remains the subject of an ongoing repatriation dispute between Germany and Egypt.
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About Thutmose
Thutmose created the famous painted bust of Nefertiti (c. 1345 BCE), arguably the most recognized artwork from ancient Egypt. His workshop at Amarna also produced portrait studies of Akhenaten and other royal family members.
The bust is at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany. Egypt has repeatedly requested its return. The bust was found in Thutmose's workshop ruins in 1912 and taken to Berlin by the excavation's German sponsor.
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