9 Mysterious Egyptian Statues Discovered
- published: 02 Jun 2018
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From unbelievable Lioness statues to a Roman emperor’s tomb, here are 9 of the most incredible and mysterious egyptian statues ever discovered. 9 Sam-metishus I Likeness In early 2017, Egyptian and German crews were working hard to excavate an area that would otherwise be destroyed by rising waste levels and groundwater invasion...not a fun mess to deal with. The area, a slum in Cairo, was built on the previous site of the ancient city of Heliopolis, a town built to honor Re, the sun god. During the excavation, an enormous, damaged bust was uncovered. As they kept digging, many smaller pieces were found to complete the face of the work. Standing over twenty six feet tall and made entirely of dazzling quartzite, this enormous statue is dated at around 3000 years old. Originally it was believed to depict Ramses II due to the location and because they found a smaller limestone statue of Ramses grandson. But now the statue is thought to be Psammetichus, a different golden king of egypt, due to an inscription on the statue reading, “Nebaa”, a name closely related with Psammetichus. It will be cleaned, repaired, and displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is set to open later in 2018. 8 Cairo Sun Temple Ramses II was known for his massive building projects. In 2006, one of Ramses II’s monuments was uncovered beneath an outdoor market in Cairo. Archaeologists unearthed a massive sun temple while excavating a nearby site and believe it to have been built in honor of one of Ramses’s victories in battle or as a token to the sun god, Re. Inside of the temple, archaeologists fou...