32 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022
MYSTERY WOMAN
This stunning face was
uncovered in Amarna by
Ludwig Borchardt in 1912. It
continues to captivate visitors
to the Neues Museum in Berlin,
where it is on display today.
BPK/SCALA, FLORENCEA pharaoh’s queen, a mother, a widow,
a timeless Egyptian beauty: Nefertiti
was all of these and so much more.EDITORS OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICNEFERTITI
ARTISTIC ICON,
ENDURING ENIGMA