The Altes Museum in Berlin houses the famous bust of Nefertiti

The head of Queen Tiye, Akhenaten's mother and Nefertiti's stepmother

You can see how small the head really is in this shot.

In this image Aten bestows his blessings upon Akhenaten (left) and Nefertiti (right).

The infamous bust

Nefertiti in her later years

24 perfectly preserved models were discovered in a tomb and later displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY.

An elaborate gold cuff adorned with lapis lazuli

A scribe

These statues, known as ushabti, were buried with the dead and were believed to come alive in the Afterlife to act as servants for their masters.

Roman mummification in Egypt

Profile of Nefertiti or one of her daughters

The exaggerated Amarna image of Nefertiti

Nefertiti raises her hands in offering to Aten

The face of Amunhotep III, husband of Queen Tiye and father of Akhenaten

This floor mosaic from Amarna features birds and blue blossoms

Notice the cabin under which Pharaoh may shield himself from the sun. With such a small cabin the boat can still have eighteen rowers.

A model of the king's barque. When Pharaoh went off to hunt, he often brought along his favorite servants, courtiers, and Chief Wife. Egyptians were very fond of picnicking, and brought along food as well.

The photo of Tutankamun;s timb as it appeared to Howard Carter when it was first discovered.

This kit was used by the High Priests of Amun to perform the Opening of the Mouth ceremony, which was supposed to give the dead back their five senses.

Animal headed drinking vessel from Iran. THe Egyptians were exceptionally fond of these vessels.

The ancient Assyrians could be recognized by their heavily curled beards.

A sistrum

The bust has resided in Germany since its discovery and is the museum's main attraction

An Amarna statue of one of Nefertiti and Akhenaten's daughters

Aten's rays reach out to the king and queen, offering them the ankh of life. In this image, Akhenaten is kissing one of his daughters, while a second daughter sits on Nefertiti's lap and a third sits on her shoulder and plays with her crown.

An Amarna statue of Tutankhaten, later changed to Tutankhamun

Beaded pectoral

In Amarna mirrors were made of polished copper or brass. Although these mirrors haven't been polished, you can see where a man or a woman would have looked into them to see their reflection. Notice that the mirror on the left has an image of Hathor carved into its handle, while the mirror on the right has been fashioned into a lotus blossom.

Amarna sandals. Notice the gold leaf

When the Romans settled in Egypt, they adopted the Egyptian practice of mummifying their dead and painted elaborate portraits of the deceased onto their mummies.

Canopic jars were used to store the heart, liver and other vital organs of the dead in Egypt.

Akhenaten created his own style of art in Amarna in which bodies, particularly heads and chins, were elongated.

Akhenaten raises his hands in offering to Aten

Nefertiti's caresses Akhenaten's chin while the rays of Aten (the sun) embrace them both.

On this model boat, Pharaoh sits underneath a baldachin while he is transported to Abydos. Ships like these were used to take pilgrims and coffins to their final destination.

This model of an upper middle-class Egyptian's courtyard features painted columns and a courtyard rimmed by sycamore trees

This door was transported from a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The Egyptians often created false doors through which the ba (or spirit) of a person could walk into the Afterlife. They were considered portals into the next world.

Rudimentary beds are sometimes found inside of burial chambers. This bed no longer has its linen center, but the structure remains.

Neighbors of the ancient Egyptians, the Assyrians carved into stone as well.

These cylinders are actually seals from the 7-8th century BC. They are Mesopotamian in origin, and would have been used in Babylon.

A sistrum was used by priestess in ceremonies and processions to make music.

An incredibly well-preserved example of horse paraphernalia. This is an 8th century BC Mesopotamian horse blinder, also known as a blinker.

The Rosetta Stone, written in both Greek and hieroglyphics, rests in the British Museum. It is one of the most famous stones in the world, having helped archaeologists translate hieroglyphics after it was found in Napoleon's era.

Rhytons are drinking vessels with a hole in the front for liquid to flow through. Rhytons have been produced in the Eastern World since the second millinium BC, and were prized by the Greeks.