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Queen Nefertiti: Truly or ideally beautiful?

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image by mharrsch via Flickr I first thought that the scientists here were seeing more than the CT in their interpretation, since this type of sculptures are usually created by roughing out the proportions in the carved stone core and refining the details in the surface modeling. Other articles indicate that the layer of stucco... »



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