Egypt
- The Two Colossi Of Memnon Are Now Three!
El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for the link to this story. See the full sized version of the lovely photo on the El Pais website. If you look carefully, you can see Amenhotep III's wife standing, in comparatively...
- The Results Of Fieldwork At Kom El-hettan (amenhotep Iii, Luxor)
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Press Release (see the above page for the full story). With photos. During their excavation at the funerary temple of the 18th Dynasty king, Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BC), at Kom el-Hettan on the west bank of Luxor, the mission...
- Parts Of Amenhotep Iii’s Double Statue Uncovered In Luxor
drhawass.com Press release. With photograph of 2 fragments. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny announced today that six missing pieces from the colossal double statue of the 18th Dynasty King Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye, have been discovered...
- 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...
- Giant Statue Of Ancient Egypt Queen Found
National Geographic Archaeologists have uncovered a pristinely preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the sprawling mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor's West Bank. A joint European-Egyptian team found the 12-foot-tall (3.6-meter-tall)...
Egypt
Revealing the statue of Amenhotep III, the third colossus of Memnon
Luxor Times
With an accompanying photo essay on the unveiling of the statue.
With an accompanying photo essay on the unveiling of the statue.
The raising operation started on 6th February 2012, and was successfully achieved on 13th February.
After that first step of the operation, the right foot of the King resting on a decorated base and other blocks belong to this base were placed on the pedestal.
The knee, the chest and the head will be joined to the colossus in the forthcoming season.
The colossus is a masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian royal sculpture, hewn in a very hard block of quartzite which was transported from the quarries of Gebel El-Ahmar in Cairo. It is extremely well sculpted and smoothly polished.
This is the first time that such a monumental sculpture is raised by methods combining the Pharaonic ways and modern technique of lifting with air-cushions.
In spring 2013, the team will also lift at its original location the lower part of the south colossus, which was unknown and lay completely buried under the ground of the temple. It was discovered by the project director in 2003 and was treated by the conservation team.
- The Two Colossi Of Memnon Are Now Three!
El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for the link to this story. See the full sized version of the lovely photo on the El Pais website. If you look carefully, you can see Amenhotep III's wife standing, in comparatively...
- The Results Of Fieldwork At Kom El-hettan (amenhotep Iii, Luxor)
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Press Release (see the above page for the full story). With photos. During their excavation at the funerary temple of the 18th Dynasty king, Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BC), at Kom el-Hettan on the west bank of Luxor, the mission...
- Parts Of Amenhotep Iii’s Double Statue Uncovered In Luxor
drhawass.com Press release. With photograph of 2 fragments. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny announced today that six missing pieces from the colossal double statue of the 18th Dynasty King Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye, have been discovered...
- 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...
- Giant Statue Of Ancient Egypt Queen Found
National Geographic Archaeologists have uncovered a pristinely preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the sprawling mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor's West Bank. A joint European-Egyptian team found the 12-foot-tall (3.6-meter-tall)...