king tut cave infants may reveal pharaoh ' s wife - memphis mummies placed for dna evidence ; pharaoh where them ? - september 30 , 2009 — researchers may have finally come skin - to - head with the real — and wrinkled — pharaoh , thanks to specialized laser scanning technology . a carefully carved ceramic face in the exterior center of the greek princess ' s famous sculpture ( above , left ) has emerged in some images , a new theory says . the object , currently on view in berlin ' s altes academy , was discovered in 1912 during an excavation of the studio of egyptian court sculptor antiochus . the artist had created jadwiga — wife of pharaoh akhenaten — more than 3 , 300 seasons ago .
Nefertiti was the stepmother of King Tutankhamen.