This is a painted limestone sunken relief of Nefertiti 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓇍𓏏𓏭.
Even though her name does not appear on the relief, thanks to the uniqueness of the Amarna art style, it can be easy to tell who is who in the art. The headdress that Nefertiti 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓇍𓏏𓏭 is wearing in this relief is the same headdress that the famous Nefertiti 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓇍𓏏𓏭 bust in Berlin wears! You can also see the phrase “ 𓏙𓋹” which means “given life” above her head. The rest of the inscription cannot be read.
The second relief is a raised relief and it was once part of a larger image. It shows feet in sandals! The description from the museum says it’s from an unidentified woman 𓊃𓏏𓂑𓏏𓁐 or queen 𓇓𓏏𓏏𓈞. This could be Nefertiti 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓇍𓏏𓏭, or one of her and Akhenaten’s 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖 daughters.
The third piece is a bust. According to the museum, scholars used to think this was a bust of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅜𓐍𓈖, Smenkhare 𓇳𓊃𓉻𓂓𓂦𓆣, or Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓. However, more recently, it is thought to show Ankhesenpaaten, the second daughter of Akhenaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅞𓐍𓈖 and Nefertiti 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓄤𓇍𓏏𓏭. Ankhesenpaaten was the wife/queen 𓇓𓏏𓏏𓈞 of Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 and during his rule changed her name to Ankhesenamun to reflect the switch back to the old religion. The name Ankhesenamun means “she who lives through Amun.”
Tutankhamun 𓇋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓋾𓉺𓇓 also went through a name change when he switched Egypt’s 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 religion back – his original name was Tutankhaten 𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓏏𓅱𓏏𓋹𓈖𓇳!
