Huge head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt
A colossal red granite head of one of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs
have been discovered in the southern city of Luxor, officials said.
The 3000 years old has been Head of Amenhotep III – grandfather of
Tutankhamun – were unearthed from the ruins of the mortuary temple of
Pharaoh.
Experts say it’s found the best preserved example of the king’s face
was.
The 2.5 meters (8 feet) of the head is part of a large statue, most of
which have already found some years ago.
Antiquities officials say that the statue is to be rebuilt.
On the other statues have always been something wrong – the nose or
face are affected, said Dr. Hourig Sourouzian, the European-led
expedition to Egypt on the site.
But even here, the upper part of the crown to chin, so beautifully
carved and polished, nothing broken. The head of Egyptian antiquities,
Zahi Hawass, has described as a masterpiece of high artistic quality.
Amenhotep III ruled Egypt from about 1387 to 1348 BC, and presided over
a vast empire that stretched from Nubia in the south of Syria in the
north.
Scientists using DNA and CT tests at several mummies have been
identified as the grandfather of Tutankhamun – the boy king of
incestuous marriages between Akhenaten and his sister, born the son of
Amenhotep III.
The vast funerary temple in Luxor has been largely destroyed, probably
by floods and little of the walls.
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