Wig of Nefertiti, inscribed
Object type: Nefertiti head/wig
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1352–1336 B.C.
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 21 × W. 21 × D. 10 cm (8 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 3 15/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Great Temple of the Aten
Locus: Pit outside southern wall
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921