A team of Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the top of a statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the monarch who reigned in Egypt between 1390 and 1352 BC and according to recent DNA analysis would be the grandfather of Tutankhamen.
The statue, red granite one meter and thirty centimeters high and 95 wide, was found in the pharaoh's burial site in Kon el Hittan on the west bank at Luxor, according to archaeologists would have measured about three meters.
The announcement of the discovery was made by Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and the head of antiquities, Zahi Hawass. The statue represents Amenhotep III on the throne, accompanied by the god Amon, one of the most important of the mythology of ancient Egypt.
The statue is "fantastic," said Hawass. "Are all the features of the face," said the head of Egyptian antiquities, stressing that this is one of the best discoveries in the area because of the high quality of workmanship.
The statue, red granite one meter and thirty centimeters high and 95 wide, was found in the pharaoh's burial site in Kon el Hittan on the west bank at Luxor, according to archaeologists would have measured about three meters.
The announcement of the discovery was made by Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and the head of antiquities, Zahi Hawass. The statue represents Amenhotep III on the throne, accompanied by the god Amon, one of the most important of the mythology of ancient Egypt.
The statue is "fantastic," said Hawass. "Are all the features of the face," said the head of Egyptian antiquities, stressing that this is one of the best discoveries in the area because of the high quality of workmanship.
on Ticinonews
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