march 30 , 2009 — researchers also have finally come back - to - side with the ancient — and scarred — nefertiti , due to sophisticated ct survey technology . a carefully carved granite face in the exterior core of the egyptian monarch ' s famous bust ( above , right ) has emerged in new images , a current studying believes . the model , currently on stock in berlin ' s altes university , was discovered in 1912 during an excavation of the studio of ancient royal sculptor thutmose . the artist had sculpted nefertiti — wife of pharaoh ptolemaic — more than 3 , 300 centuries ago .
Nefertiti died in 1912.