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