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Alabaster colossus of Amenhotep III unearthed
A colossal statue of Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BC), seated and wearing the Nemes headdress, a pleated shendjyt kilt and a royal beard was found in the passageway leading to the third pylon (gate) of the funerary temple at Kom el-Hettan on the west bank of Luxor, 200 meters behind the Colossi of Memnon,... »
Giant statue of Amenhotep III unearthed – again
Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest statues found to date of Amenhotep III at his mortuary temple in Luxor. The 13 meter (42 foot) tall statue was one of a pair that flanked the northern entrance to the grand funerary temple on the west bank of the Nile that is currently the focus of a... »
Statuary fragments uncovered in Luxor
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. The first newly discovered artifact is a 2.73m tall head of the god Hapi. Hapi was one of the four sons of Horus and is depicted with... »
Newly discovered statue of Amenhotep III
The upper part of a double limestone statue of king Amenhotep III (1410-1372 BC) was unearthed at Kom El-Hittan in the west bank of Luxor. Kom el-Hittan is the site of the temple of Amenhotep III, once the largest temple on Luxor’s west bank. The temple originally had two entrances: one on the eastern... »
Colossal Thoth statue found in Luxor
A red granite colossus of the ancient Egyptian deity of wisdom, Thoth, was unearthed at the northwestern side of King Amenhotep III’s funerary temple on the west bank of Luxor. The site could contain an avenue of Thoth statues that once outlined the original path leading to the temple. The Thoth statue is 3.5 meters... »
More statues found at Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple
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. The discovery was carried out by an Egyptian team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) during routine work reducing the groundwater’s level. The first statue depicts the 18th... »
Luxor Avenue of Sphinxes will open in March
An ancient passageway flanked by sphinxes and used for one the most important religious events in ancient Egypt will open to the public next March. Known as the Avenue of the Sphinxes, the 2.7 kilometre (1.7 mile) road was originally built by 18th dynasty Amenhotep III (1387–1349 BC) to connect the temples of Karnak and... »
Archaeologists find statues of ancient Egypt king
A team of Egyptian and European archaeologists have discovered two statues of King Amenhotep III in front his mortuary temple at Kom Al-Hittan near modern Luxor, the site of the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes. Amenhotep III (ca. 1379 – 1340 BC) left more images of himself than any other pharaoh, among these the... »
Amenhotep III statue rises again in Luxor
A colossal statue of Amenhotep III, grandfather of Tutankhamun and ruler of Egypt for more than 36 years, has been raised and given back his head. The red quartzite statue, with arms crossed and wearing the red crown of Lower Egypt, is one of a set that stood around the courtyard of his funerary temple... »
Spectacular discoveries in Upper Egypt
The unearthing of a 12 foot (3.62 meters) high statue of Tiy, Great Royal Wife of 18th dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III, has been announced by Egyptian and European archaeologists working at the site of a mortuary temple long ago destroyed. Two sphinxes representing Tiy and Amenhotep III as well as 10 statues in black granite... »
