Mystic statue

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Mystic Statue
Bust of Nefertiti.jpg
Real-world counterpart
Bust of Nefertiti
Year Unknown
Artist Thutmose
Main appearances

Name in other languages
 しんぴてきなちょうこく
 神秘的雕塑
 Sculpture mystérieuse
 Busto antiguo
 Statua enigmatica
 Загадочная статуя
 신비로운 조각
 神祕的雕塑
 Sculpture mystérieuse
 Busto antiguo
 Geheimnisbüste
 Enigmatisch beeld


The Mystic Statue is a sculpture first introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. This piece is based on Thutmose's Bust of Nefertiti, from around 1345 BC. The limestone bust features Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten.

In New Leaf, the statue is displayed in the first Artwork room, in the southwest quadrant.

Art details

In New Horizons


Real artwork

Mystic statue

Forgery

Mystic statue


Bust of Nefertiti
Thutmose, circa 1345 BCE
Limestone


Museum description A bust of Nefertiti, whose name means "the beautiful one has come." A "royal wife," she was known as one of the three most beautiful women in ancient Egypt. It is not known whether the left eye is missing because it fell out, or because it was never completed.
Buy price  4,980 Bells
Sell price  1,245 Bells[nb 1]
Obtain from  Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler
Authenticity Unknown
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0
  1. Cannot be sold if it is a forgery.

Authenticity

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, if Nefertiti is wearing a spherical headgear, rather than a cylindrical one, then it is a forgery.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, if Nefertiti is wearing an earring, then it is a forgery.

Museum exhibit description

"Queen Nefertiti's Ancient Egyptian name means "the beautiful one has come." Her statue lives up to that."
— Museum Exhibit, Animal Crossing: New Leaf


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