Tag: Amenhotep III
The face of a sphinx bearing the effigy of a famous queen of Egypt has just been discovered
Hatshepsut’s reign in ancient Egypt saw the construction of statues bearing the likeness of the pharaoh queen. His successor, by wanting to erase his predecessor from history, actually preserved the…
Discovery of the face of a sphinx in the effigy of a famous queen of Egypt
Hatshepsut’s reign in ancient Egypt saw the construction of statues bearing the likeness of the pharaoh queen. His successor, by wanting to erase his predecessor from history, actually preserved the…
Two colossal sphinxes discovered in Egypt
Two statues of sphinxes have been discovered in a temple built more than 3,300 years ago during the reign of Amenhotep III, Tutankhamun’s grandfather. References to Amenhotep III are inscribed…