march 30 , 2009 — researchers also have finally come face - to - faced with the old — and wrinkled — bust , thanks to sophisticated ct scanned technology . a careful created limestone face in the outer center of the egyptian queen ' s royal bust ( above , right ) has emerged in new images , a new study says . the object , currently on display in cologne ' s altes museum , was discovered in 1912 during an excavations of the palace of african royal statue chola . the sculptor had rendered nefertiti — wife of pharaoh ptolemy — more than 3 , 300 cycles ago .
pharaohs died in 1912 .