I first met her son, Tutankhaten, and much later the mother. By then I didn't know the story behind her husband, Akhenaten, who had the bigger role in history, and ended up being erased from history for attempting to convert Egypt into monotheism. They were a remarkable family, even when Tutankhaten had later undone most of what his dad dedicated his life to, and changed his own name to Tutankhamun, to honor the old God Amun, instead of Aten. Ironically, the less historically significant son has become more known than the father because of his beautiful and well-preserved golden-plated sarcophagus. Some historians suspect it was his dad who had inspired the Hebrews to become monotheists. In my book, that is more significant than having a pretty sarcophagus.
But back to Nefertiti, her bust shows a blatant departure in artistic style comparing to how kings and queens that came before their time used to be depicted. Statues of Akhenaten himself were very different from how pharaohs had handled this in the past, like he didn't just wanted to break away from polytheism, but also from the established artistic styles, and even the language. His cultural influence was such that even after his death, and after his temples to Aten had been dismantled or destroyed, changes he did to the spoken language had still outlived him for centuries to come.
Definitely one of the most fascinating families of that period. They even brought YOU into the 3D scene, for which we are all very grateful.