On 6 December 1912 the German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt's team, excavating the ruins of Amarna, the capital of the pharaoh Akhenaten, uncovered the studio of the sculptor Thutmose and found a painted limestone bust of Queen Nefertiti, about 50 centimetres tall, with a slender neck, a blue crown and one eye inlaid with rock crystal. The bust, made around 1345 BC, was taken to Germany under a division of finds and was shown to the public only in 1923. It has been in Berlin, now in the Neues Museum, ever since, and Egypt has demanded its return. It is one of the best-known works of ancient Egyptian art.
Before and after
- from 8 October 1912 to 18 July 1913Balkan Wars
- from 8 October 1912 to 30 May 1913First Balkan War
- 17 October 1912Birth of John Paul I
- from 28 October 1912 to 23 April 1913Siege of Scutari
- 6 December 1912The bust of Nefertiti is found
- 1913Origins of anthroposophy
- 1913Rise of Suprematism
- 1913Rise of Constructivism
- 1913The Little Mermaid
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