Nefertiti Bust May Be Ancient 'Makeover'

Nefertiti’s image as a flawless beauty of antiquity may not be entirely accurate, Reuters reports. New computer scans reveal a slightly different face at the core layer of the Egyptian queen’s famous 3,300-year-old bust than the finely chiseled planes of the statue’s surface—one with a bumpy nose, less striking eye and cheekbone structure, and wrinkles around the mouth.

"It is possible that the bust of Nefertiti was commissioned” by her husband, the Pharaoh Akhenaten, “to represent Nefertiti according to his personal perception," said the lead researcher on the team that produced the new scans.
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