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Have a close look.

 



So.........?

 




Photo compositions made by Anna Pearman, Katherine Griffis-Greenberg and John Legon.

 

 

Comparanda:

 

  • Canadian Museum of civilization.
  • Nefertiti: Brussels.
  • Cleveland Museum.
  • Penn Museum





So, of a type, or copied?

 

Did the copier only have front views?

The very steatopygous backside is most unusual.

It is far more exaggerated than on known Amarna pieces.



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More photos from the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit in 2010.

 






Comparanda:






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Short waist vs long waist.

So,  a previously unknown type type, or (badly) copied???

 

Some were immediately saying "fake"! but most were accepting of it's authenticity.

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