Title: Wig of Nefertiti, inscribed
Object type: Nefertiti head/wig fragment, inscribed
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 4.5 × W. 10.5 × D. 5.5 cm (1 3/4 × 4 1/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten) Great Temple of the Aten Pit outside southern wall Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY