september 30 , 2009 — research may have finally come side - to - face with the real — and wrinkled — nefertiti , thanks to intensive ct scanning technology . a properly carved limestone face in the outer center of the egyptian princess ' s famous bust ( above , front ) has emerged in new image , a new study says . the artifact , permanently on exposition in berlin ' s altes museum , was discovered in 1912 during an archaeologist of the studio of egyptian kings scholar thutmose . the musician had sculpted nefertiti — wife of king tutankhamun — more than 3 , 300 years ago .
Nefertiti died in 1912.