Egypt….latest…

Posted on | March 1, 2010 | No Comments

They’ve recently dug this up in Egypt. It’s a superbly crafted pink-granite (really hard stone!) head of Amenhotep III who was Akenaten’s daddy and possibly Tutenkamun’s granddaddy – although those lineage details are still a bit iffy.

The face on the head isn’t damaged – something unusual on big carvings. They’ve already got most of the rest of this statue and it is hoped that it can be re-assembled.

Note that they’ve laid the head carefully on those padded pillows…well, sleeping it off is good when you’re permanently stoned.

:)

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