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A granodiorite colossus of Horus unearthed in Egypt's Luxor
The colossus was found at the Funerary Temple of king Amenhotep III
Nevine El-Aref , Thursday 19 Dec 2019
During excavations carried out at the Funerary Temple of king Amenhotep III, an Egyptian-German archaeological mission led by Horig Sourouzian unearthed a large part of a granodiorite colossus of a standing falcon-headed god Horus.
Sourouzian said the statue is missing the legs, and the arms are broken, but the head and torso are very well preserved.
The 1.85-metres-tall statue depicts the ancient Egyptian deity Horus wearing the divine pleated kilt held around the waist with a horizontally pleated belt.
The back pillar of the statue is unsubscribed.
The statue was found among the ruins of the hypostyle hall of the Funerary Temple of Amenhotep III, also known as the Temple of Millions of Years, at Kom Al-Hettan, Luxor's West Bank.
The mission also uncovered the lower part of a seated goddess and the head of a god, both in granodiorite. The god is wearing a tripartite wig, and a wide collar adorns his chest.
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