Amenhotep III head unearthed in Luxor - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online: A new discovery has been made at Armant Temple, 25 kilometres south of Luxor.A mission from the French Institute for Oriental Studies (IFAO) unearthed a limestone head of the 18th dynasty king Amenhotep III, grandfather of king Tutankhamen.
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh El-Damaty told Ahram Online that the head was accidentally found during restoration and consolidation works carried out at the temple's foundations.
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