1 of 3Full SizeCAIRO (Reuters) - A team of Egyptian and European archaeologists have discovered two statues of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt roughly 3,400 years ago, the Supreme Council for Antiquities said Thursday.
Chief Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawaas said in a statement the first statute was made of black granite, while the second depicts the king in the shape of a Sphinx, a figure with the head of a man and the body of a lion.
Amenhotep III presided over an era which saw a renaissance in Egyptian art. He was succeeded by his son Akhenaten, the sun-worshipping pharaoh credited by some for starting the world's first known monotheistic religion.
Neat, but too bad I couldn't locate the photo of "the king in the shape of a sphinx" in the links provided.
Posted by Tigerlily (Member # 3567) on :
I couldn't find this specific pic in other news articles either.
There was so much stuff found in Egypt within the last couple of weeks... its amazing.
Posted by Narmer Menes (Member # 16122) on :
Look at the photo closely, espcially the nose and lips... its no wonder their not publishing photos... be sure to archive the available photo, just in case it suffers from sudden nose and lip corrosion. The only thing that would hold Zawass back from parading these finds is obvious African features, which at least one of them appears to have...
ps. Amenhotep III... again... lol... were there any other Kemetic rulers?