zahi Haas former Egyptian Antiquities minister is leading a campaign to repart treate the 3,400 year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from Berlin's Museum back to Egypt the bust discovered in the year 1912 at Tel a amarana has been in Germany since the year 1913 Haas argues that the bust a master piece of ancient art was taken illegally and should be returned to Egypt's Grand Egyptian museum the campaign also targets other artifacts taken under similar circumstances NBC News has reported haas's new petition follows previous efforts and seeks to capitalize on Egyptian's president's current support