Nefertiti
The bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten, is made of limestone, covered in stucco, and believed to have been created by the sculptor Thutmose in Amarna, Egypt in 1345 B.C. The bust was discovered in Thutmose’s workshop in 1912. Based on the sculpture, the Egyptian queen was obviously beautiful and had defined facial features. However, with 3D imaging, experts could determine what Nefertiti possibly looked like in person.
Nefertiti
What Nefertiti Really Looked Like
In 2018, Travel Channel’s show Expedition Unknown utilized 3D imaging technology in scanning and digitally mapping the facial structure of “The Younger Lady,” a mummy believed to be Nefertiti. The true identity of the mummy remains hotly debated, though. After the face of the mummy was scanned, it took 500 hours for paleoartist Elisabeth Daynes to recreate the face that was on the bust, which was based on Nefertiti’s historical images. It seems that this project has proven that “The Younger Lady” was actually Nefertiti, but upon the release of the image, there was a lot of controversy surrounding the color of the Egyptian queen’s skin.
What Nefertiti Really Looked Like
