The painted limestone bust of Nefertiti was excavated by a German expedition at Amarna in 1912 and quietly transported to Berlin, where it has remained ever since — despite decades of Egyptian government requests for its return. The legal and diplomatic dispute over the bust's removal has never been formally resolved, making it one of the more contentious objects in any European museum collection.
The "100 Years" framing refers to a 1924 Berlin exhibition that first introduced the bust to wide public attention, twelve years after excavation.
The painted limestone bust of Nefertiti was excavated by a German expedition at Amarna in 1912 and quietly transported to Berlin, where it has remained ever since — despite decades of Egyptian government requests for its return. The legal and diplomatic dispute over the bust's removal has never been formally resolved, making it one of the more contentious objects in any European museum collection.
The "100 Years" framing refers to a 1924 Berlin exhibition that first introduced the bust to wide public attention, twelve years after excavation.