Luxor statue cache
Introduction Seated statue of goddess HathorThe '''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.File:GD-EG-Louxor-109-2.JPG|Amenhotep III standing upon Sled of God Tem (oldest creator god Atum)File:GD-EG-Louxor-106.JPG|Horemheb kneeling
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