Statue of King Tut’s Grandmother Is Found
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Egyptologists have discovered a statue of Queen Tiye, wife of one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs and grandmother to the boy-king Tutankhamun, an Egyptian antiquities official said Tuesday.
The official said the statue, about 3,400 years old, was uniquely well-preserved. Tiye’s husband, Amenhotep III, presided over an era which saw a renaissance in Egyptian art.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University discovered the 5-foot-high black granite statue at the Temple of Mut in the ancient temple complex in Karnak.
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