Queen Nefertiti ruled Egypt during the 14th century BC. Some 3,500 years later, the world is still captivated by her sculpted ...

Similarly, Rihanna embodied Queen Nefertiti in a photoshoot for ... fascination can be traced back to the discovery of the Nefertiti bust. Made 3,300 years ago from limestone, the bust was ...

Nearly every image of Nefertiti - the first woman to wield ... the image bears a striking resemblance to the one surviving bust of the queen, which has made her image famous.

The book - Nefertiti's Face: the Creation of an Icon, published by Profile Books next week (25 January) – tells the story of the famous sculpture from its creation to its display today in Berlin. The ...

The bust of Queen Nefertiti is a magnet for every visitor to Berlin. On the Nile, however, the icon of Egyptian culture is sorely missed.

The Egyptian queen has been a Berlin tourist attraction for over 100 years. But from the beginning, also at the heart of a bitter row. Many people believe she should be returned to Egypt.