Lost Sphinx statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep II discovered

Lost Sphinx statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep II discovered

Limestone statues of Amenhotep II with sphinx-like heads were discovered at the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III in Luxor Egypt on the west bank of the Nile These statues were discovered by a joint German-Egyptian archaeological expedition. King Tut's grandfather Amun was a king of the 18th Dynasty reigning from 1390 BC to 1353 BC known for his peace and prosperity The Sphinx of Amenhotep the statue of the goddess Saxmet and the bas-relief sculptures found in Luxor Egypt contain the collapsed walls and columns of the pharaoh's burial chamber

Two giant sphinxes of Amenhotep III grandfather of Tutankhamun were unearthed in Egypt / Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

These colossal sculptures were unearthed in an ancient Egyptian temple known as the "Temple of the Million Years" or the Lost Temple Two giant sphinxes of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep II King Tut's grandfather were discovered The temple once housed numerous statues models and wall decorations The open-air burial complex in front of the burial courtyard is called the Peristyle Three statues of the powerful Egyptian goddess Sekhmet with the head of a lion and the body of a woman were also discovered in the discovery 

Inscriptions on the remains of walls or pillars Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt

Archaeologists revealed an inscription on the chest of one of the statues that read "Beloved of Amun-Re" which they believe is a reference to the king Amenhotep III According to a statement issued by the Egyptian Office of Tourism and Antiquities part of the Amenhotep burial complex the Supreme Council of Antiquities said the colossal statue symbolizing the Egyptian dynasty Amenhotep wears a large headdress and necklace and is decorated with ritual and ceremonial scenes

The colossal statue of Amenhotep II which collapsed in an earthquake in 1200 BC. has been reconstructed from more than 200 fragments and re-established in the northern area The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal stone statues The two giant sphinxes of Amenhotep III are part of a pair of limestone sphinxes at his mortuary temple in Luxor The Colossi of Memnon two colossal stone statues of the pharaoh the most famous of which combine the strength of a lion with the intelligence and divinity of man and nature were likely built to guard the entrance to the main road leading to the main courtyard of the temple