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Luxor statue cache

The Luxor statue cache is a grouping of ancient Egyptian statues unearthed in 1989. They were discovered in Luxor, beneath the solar court of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Partial list of statues

  • Thutmose III as sphinx, alabaster,
  • Amenhotep III, standing, red quartzite,
  • the goddess Iunyt, seated, grey granite
  • Tutankhamun as sphinx, alabaster (with paint remains)
  • Horemheb, kneeling holding offering pots, diorite
  • Amun-Re-Kamutef serpent, grey granite
  • Amun-Re-Kamutef serpent, grey granite
  • Goddess Taweret, sandstone,

History

The excavation was launched in 1989 under the authority of Mahammed el-Saghir, with routine maintenance by the Luxor antiquities inspectorate. The Luxor cache was buried during the Roman conversion of the area into a military camp. Originally five statues were found at a three-foot depth below a covering layer of small stones; eventually 26 statues were uncovered with some being damaged prior to burial.

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