tiny-librarian:On December 6th, 1912, the famous bust of Nefertiti was discovered at Amarna, in the
tiny-librarian:On December 6th, 1912, the famous bust of Nefertiti was discovered at Amarna, in the ruins of the workshop belonging to the sculptor Thutmose. The discovery was made by a team from the German Oriental Company, led by an archaeologist named Ludwig Borchardt, who described the find in his diary: Suddenly we had in our hands the most alive Egyptian artwork. You cannot describe it with words. You must see it -- source link
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