march 30 , 2009 — experts may have finally come face - to - face with the real — and wrinkled — nefertiti , thanks to elaborate aura scanning technology . a carefully sculpted limestone face in the inner core of the pharaoh queen ' s famous sculpture ( above , right ) has emerged in recent images , a research study says . the objects , currently on view in berlin ' s altes park , was discovered in 1912 during an excavation of the bust of egyptian royal architect seleucus . the artist had created bust — woman of princess thutmose — more than 3 , 300 year ago .
Nefertiti died in 1912.