This bust was found in the sculptor's studio at Amarna, the site of the city built by the 18th Dynasty "heretic pharaoh" Akhenaton , (Amenhotep IV).
Nefertiti was the favorite wife of Akhenaten, and is best known from the beautiful painted portrait bust of her in the Berlin Museum.
The bust dates from the 18th Dynasty New Kingdom rule of Akhenaen 1365-1349 BC.