November
26
/ 2019
After a “hoax heist” and legal battle, full color interactive 3-dimensional scans of Queen Nefertiti’s bust are now available online. The high resolution 3D scan captures every single last detail of the ancient bust that was created in 1345 BC, including the famous Nefertiti’s delicate neck, colorful headdress, distinctive high set cheekbones, and sharply drawn eyeliner. 3D scanning expert Cosmo Wenman announced earlier this month on Reason.com that Berlin’s Neues Museum had sent him a flash drive loaded with full-color scans of the famous bust. After a three year legal battle over the data’s release, the artist uploaded the scans for public use on November 13. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"67593","attributes":{"alt":"3-D scan of bust of Nefertiti. (CosmoWenman / CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)","class":"media-image","height":"459","style":"width: 610px; height: 459px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]]
