Nefertiti The Icon of Grace

Nileloom Embroidery Artwork Charms

The Great Nile Goddesses Collection

Nefertiti (The beautiful one has come forth)

Charm for Beauty, fertility, and Power

Nefertiti: The Icon of Grace

"Nefertiti, revered as a divine queen, exuded elegance and strength. Her worship inspired admiration for beauty and leadership, uplifting communities with her poised, empowering presence. Her vibrant legacy fostered confidence and unity, radiating a timeless, positive energy that celebrated human potential and grace."

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (meaning "the beautiful one has come forth") was the 14th-century BC great royal wife and queen of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th dynasty. She played a prominent role in changing Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one that was monotheistic, worshipping the sun god known as Aten. Nefertiti continued to play an important religious role, worshipping alongside her husband and serving as the female element in the divine triad formed by the god Aton, the king Akhenaton, and his queen. Her sexuality, emphasized by her exaggeratedly feminine body shape and her fine linen garments, and her fertility, emphasized by the constant appearance of the six princesses, indicate that she was considered a living fertility goddess.  Soon after Akhenaton’s 12th regnal year, one of the princesses died, three disappeared, and Nefertiti vanished. The simplest inference is that Nefertiti also died, but there is no record of her death and no evidence that she was ever buried in the Amarna royal tomb; furthermore, her body has never been discovered. Depictions of Nefertiti were used to embody several important principles of the religious reforms centered on the Aten, and she was worshipped by the Egyptians for Beauty, fertility, and Power.