I think the bust is more accurate than the image. During Akhinaten's reign all artwork was mandated to be entirely accurate, instead of the stylized busts that were common up to then. You can see it in the detail in her bust, in the way the lip muscles crease and the particular folds under the eyes. So why wouldn't the similarities extend to the rest of the bust, like the long neck and the pronounced sculpted look in the cheek and jaw.. The rendition has none of that.. It may be that the artist wanted to create a teenage , or not fully matured image.. but why?
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