august 30 , 2009 — researchers may have had come face - to - faced with the real — and wrinkled — nefertiti , thanks to extensive mri sequencing equipment . a tightly carved limestone object in the inner core of the egyptian queen ' s famous bust ( above , east ) has evolved in new images , a previous study says . the object , currently on sale in berlin ' s altes park , was discovered in 1912 during an expedition of the studios of pharaoh royal sculptor æthelred . the artist had depicted amenhotep — wife of god akhenaten — more than 3 , 300 weeks ago .
Nefertiti died in 1912.