Archaeologists in Egypt recently rediscovered two sphinxes that guarded the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the grandfather of Tutankhamun. Despite 3,400 years of weathering, the sphinxes ...

The Funerary Temple of Amenhotep III on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor has reclaimed much of its original grandeur with the re-erection of two of the king’s colossal statues. On Luxor’s West Bank, ...

Archaeologists on Sunday unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Egypt's famed temple city of Luxor, adding to an existing pair of world-renowned tourist attractions. The two ...

Archeologists discovered two colossal sphinx statues while restoring the ancient Egyptian funerary temple of King Amenhotep III, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. King ...

A colossal red granite head of ancient Egypt's King Amenhotep III (circa 1390-1352 BC) has been discovered in his funerary temple of the Kom El-Hettan area on Luxor's West Bank. A colossal red granite ...

Luxor, Egypt, Dec 14 (EFE).Luxor, Egypt, Dec 14 (EFE). — Two huge statues of Egyptian Pharoah Amenhotep III that were toppled by an earthquake in the year 1,200 B.C., have been reerected on their ...

Archaeologists restoring the funerary temple of King Amenhotep III uncovered parts of two “colossal sphinxes.” The statues depict Amenhotep III “in the form of a Sphinx, wearing a mongoose headdress, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The second of a pair of fallen statues of King Tut's grandfather has been revealed at the tomb ...

A European excavation team working on the funerary temple of King Amenhotep III discovered a set of statues depicting the lioness goddess of war Sekhmet and a partial statue of King Amenhotep III.

When Amenhotep III (reigned c1390 - 1352 BC) became Pharaoh in 1390 BC, Egypt had become the richest and most powerful nation on earth through war and conquest. The new king tried a different approach ...