Nefertiti’s Bust will Stay in German Capital Says Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit

BERLIN (REUTERS).- Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit said Friday that Germany would not send the bust of an ancient Egyptian queen to modern-day Egypt because it was obtained nearly a century ago. Wowereit defended a German foundation’s possession of Nefertiti’s bust that has been in Berlin since 1913 after a dispute flared this week over its ownership between the foundation and Egypt’s antiquities chief. File photo of Berlin’s Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit “Nefertiti is staying in Berlin,” Wowereit told mass-circulation daily [...]