Year of Object(s) Creation: 1340 BC
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Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Amarna
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Circumstance of Acquisition: Sanctioned
Nation: Germany
Location: James Simon, an individual who funded the digs and received many of the excavated objects who then gave it in 1923 to the German Government and it is currently in the Egyptian Museum, Berlin (Germany)

Egyptian Bust Of Nefertiti


Description:
Bust of Nefertiti - Bust

Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1999
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Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Government
Respondent Nation: Germany
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Restitution is in issue since ownership is disputed. The museum claims even a short term loan would damage the bust due to moving it.