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- 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...
- More Re Statues Found At Kom El-hettan
drhawass.com Press release with photo. The Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that two red granite statues of King Amenhotep III and of the god Thoth, were unearthed near the Pharaoh’s funerary temple at Kom el-Hettan on Luxor’s west bank....
- More Discoveries From The Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Yahoo! NB - the photograph currently showing on the page is not from the site - it is not even from Egypt - but is part of a slideshow of general archaeology and anthropology photographs. A team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues...
- Big Statue Of Amenhotep Iii Discovered In Luxor
Egypt Stae Information Service A big statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered by an Egyptian-German archeological mission in Luxor, said an Egyptian official on Friday 21/2/2008. The mission succeeded in collecting 100 pieces of another statue...
- Big Statue Of Amenhotep Iii Discovered In Luxor
Egypt Stae Information Service A big statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered by an Egyptian-German archeological mission in Luxor, said an Egyptian official on Friday 21/2/2008. The mission succeeded in collecting 100 pieces of another statue...
Egypt
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 (SCA) in the area of King Amenhotep III Temple in Luxor’s western bank.
SCA Chief, Dr. Mustafa Ameen said the 100-ton colored statue is one of two statues that had been erected at the entrance of the temple in the area of Qurna in Luxor’s western bank.
The State
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a large statue of king Amenhotep III who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago and who was the grandfather of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun.
The Supreme Council of Antiquities says the latest find was made at the king's funerary temple in the southern city of Luxor.
Thursday's statement says the 44 feet (13.5 meter) tall statue is made of colored quartzite. It is composed of several large pieces that once put together will depict the king as standing.
- 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...
- More Re Statues Found At Kom El-hettan
drhawass.com Press release with photo. The Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced that two red granite statues of King Amenhotep III and of the god Thoth, were unearthed near the Pharaoh’s funerary temple at Kom el-Hettan on Luxor’s west bank....
- More Discoveries From The Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Yahoo! NB - the photograph currently showing on the page is not from the site - it is not even from Egypt - but is part of a slideshow of general archaeology and anthropology photographs. A team of archaeologists unearthed two large red granite statues...
- Big Statue Of Amenhotep Iii Discovered In Luxor
Egypt Stae Information Service A big statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered by an Egyptian-German archeological mission in Luxor, said an Egyptian official on Friday 21/2/2008. The mission succeeded in collecting 100 pieces of another statue...
- Big Statue Of Amenhotep Iii Discovered In Luxor
Egypt Stae Information Service A big statue of King Amenhotep III has been discovered by an Egyptian-German archeological mission in Luxor, said an Egyptian official on Friday 21/2/2008. The mission succeeded in collecting 100 pieces of another statue...