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Luxor: Amenhotep III -grandfather of pharaoh Tutankhamun- statue found

02/03/2010

Video: Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities has released still images of a newly unearthed granite head of one the most famous pharaohs, who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago. The head of Amenhotep III was dug out of the ruins of his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor, the council announced on Sunday.The head is part of a larger statue found several years ago, along with the parts of the body, the back slab and the ceremonial beard.

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