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- Statue Of Egyptian King Amenhotep Iii Found
Egypt State Information Service A huge statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor. The 13-meter-high quartzite statue was unearthed during excavations carried out by the mission of the Supreme Council for Antiquities...
- Statuary Fragments Uncovered In Luxor
drhawass.com With photo. Two red granite statuary fragments of King Amenhotep III were unearthed this week at Amenhotep III’s (1410 – 1372 BC) mortuary temple on the west bank of Luxor. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny announced that these objects...
- Another Statue Uncoverd At The Temple Of Amenhotep Iii, Luxor
drhawass.com Press Release. The upper portion of a red granite double statue featuring King Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC) with the falcon-headed sun god Re-Horakhti was found today on the north western side of Amenhotep III’s funerary temple on Luxor’s...
- Statue Of Thoth Found At Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Heritage Key With photos and video. Archaeologists have discovered a colossal statue of the ancient Egyptian god Thoth at the north-western side of King Amenhotep III's funerary temple at Luxor. The red granite statue depicting Thoth, the ancient...
- Part Of Colossus Found Near Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/9jykm (Egyptian State Information Service) Excavations at Kom el-Hettan, under Hourig Sourouzian, have uncovered a pink granite head of Amenhotep III: "A German expedition has unearthed part of a colossal statue of an XVIII dynasty...
Egypt
Massive head discovered at mortuary temple of Amenhotep III
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Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities announced Sunday.
The head of Amenhotep III, which alone is about the height of a person, was dug out of the ruins of the pharaoh's mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor.
The leader of the expedition that discovered the head described it as the best preserved sculpture of Amenhotep III's face found to date.
"Other statues have always had something broken: the tip of the nose, the face is eroded," said Dr. Hourig Sourouzian, who has led the led the Egyptian-European expedition at the site since 1999. "But here, from the tip of the crown to the chin, it is so beautifully carved and polished, nothing is broken."
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The red granite head of King Amenhotep III, part of a larger 3,000 year-old statue, was discovered at the site of the pharaoh's funerary temple in Luxor, Egypt's culture ministry said in a statement.
"The newly discovered head is intact and measures 2.5 metres (8.2 foot) high," antiquities chief Zahi Hawass was quoted as saying.
"It is a masterpiece of highly artistic quality and shows a portrait of the king with very fine youthful sculptured features," Hawass said, adding there were still traces of red paint on the head.
The artefact belongs to a large statue of the king standing with his hands crossed over his chest and holding the royal insignia, said Hourig Sourouzian who headed the team of archaeologists that made the find.
- Statue Of Egyptian King Amenhotep Iii Found
Egypt State Information Service A huge statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor. The 13-meter-high quartzite statue was unearthed during excavations carried out by the mission of the Supreme Council for Antiquities...
- Statuary Fragments Uncovered In Luxor
drhawass.com With photo. Two red granite statuary fragments of King Amenhotep III were unearthed this week at Amenhotep III’s (1410 – 1372 BC) mortuary temple on the west bank of Luxor. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny announced that these objects...
- Another Statue Uncoverd At The Temple Of Amenhotep Iii, Luxor
drhawass.com Press Release. The upper portion of a red granite double statue featuring King Amenhotep III (1390-1352 BC) with the falcon-headed sun god Re-Horakhti was found today on the north western side of Amenhotep III’s funerary temple on Luxor’s...
- Statue Of Thoth Found At Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Heritage Key With photos and video. Archaeologists have discovered a colossal statue of the ancient Egyptian god Thoth at the north-western side of King Amenhotep III's funerary temple at Luxor. The red granite statue depicting Thoth, the ancient...
- Part Of Colossus Found Near Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/9jykm (Egyptian State Information Service) Excavations at Kom el-Hettan, under Hourig Sourouzian, have uncovered a pink granite head of Amenhotep III: "A German expedition has unearthed part of a colossal statue of an XVIII dynasty...