It's not admissible to complain about the deal reached at the time." Nefertiti's bust in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, perhaps the best-known work of art from ancient Egypt, was unearthed in 1912.

The search for Nefertiti’s tomb and mummy has also been undertaken by Hawass, who believes he will soon be able to unveil the tomb and mummy of this beautiful queen.

One figure I return to often is the bust of Nefertiti. To me, it isn’t simply an ancient artifact; it’s a cipher, a contested icon whose history has been displaced.

Nefertiti, stepmother of boy king Tutankhamun, ruled Egypt from 1353BC to 1336BC with her husband, the pharaoh Akhenaten. He established his own religion, arousing the wrath of his people.

Nefertiti is widely believed to have been Tut’s stepmother, and in recent years there’s been a growing acceptance of the idea that she preceded him as pharaoh.

Nefertiti died in early January 2024. An investigation determined that she was beaten to death, by Mott, with a belt in the shower at 127 Beard Ave. in Syracuse.

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