ancient egypt history,anew discovery in luxor of princess Iset and Amenhotep III
3/09/2014 12:42:00 AM
Everyday we discover new information about the history and
kings of the ancient egypt
kings of the ancient egypt
and few days ago (about in 7 march 2014 )
a team of Egyptian and European archaeologists.
discovered
discovered
A statue of the daughter of King Amenhotep III, grandfather
of Tutankhamen and ruler of Egypt around 3,350 years
ago,
IT was discovered at
the temple of her father on the western
bank of the Nile in the southern city of Luxor,
the temple of her father on the western
bank of the Nile in the southern city of Luxor,
last Friday, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said .
This new discovery is the first known representation
of Princess Iset alone with her father King Amenhotep III ,
The statue is only 1.7 meters (yards) high and is part of a
huge, 14-meter alabaster statue of Amenhotep III himself
that has been excavated in recent years,
huge, 14-meter alabaster statue of Amenhotep III himself
that has been excavated in recent years,
the ministry said in a statement carried by state news
agency MENA.
agency MENA.
The statue was found between the feet of the seated
king.the name of Iset and royal title are inscribed near her
feet, but her face has suffered from erosion.
king.the name of Iset and royal title are inscribed near her
feet, but her face has suffered from erosion.
Amenhotep III presided over an era which saw
a renaissance in Egyptian art. He was succeeded by
his son king Akhenaten
, the sun- worshiping pharaoh credited by
some for starting the world's first known
monotheistic religion and he replaced the capital of egypt
from tiba (luxor) to akhetaten (tell al-Amarna) and also his
period. was know by the realism of art.
a renaissance in Egyptian art. He was succeeded by
his son king Akhenaten
, the sun- worshiping pharaoh credited by
some for starting the world's first known
monotheistic religion and he replaced the capital of egypt
from tiba (luxor) to akhetaten (tell al-Amarna) and also his
period. was know by the realism of art.
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