They came into the possession of the British Museum in 1816 after they were purchased from a man called Thomas Bruce for the sum of £35,000. ... Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art's major show for the spring of its centennial year is "Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt," a selection of masterpieces drawn almost entirely from the British Museum in London.

A limestone bust of Amenhotep III at the British Museum. Credit: Pen News The pharaoh’s wealth was also unparalleled, as indicated by both correspondence with diplomats and the bountiful bling ...

Amenhotep III reserved the greatest works for his hometown, Thebes, today's Luxor. ... royal statues to London's British Museum and a head of the pharaoh to the Louvre in Paris.

When Amenhotep III (reigned c1390 - 1352 BC) became Pharaoh in 1390 BC, Egypt had become the richest and most powerful nation on earth through war and conquest. The new king tried a ...

Archeologists and graphics experts have recreated the facial features of one of Egypt's most significant pharaohs, Amenhotep I, who ruled during the 18th Dynasty around 1,500 BCE, or 3,500 years ago.

Meet the 'richest man who ever lived': Scientists recreate the face of Tutankhamun's grandfather, Amenhotep III, for the first time in 3,400 years Amenhotep III ruled ancient Egypt at the height ...

Within the framework of the project Conservation of the Wall Paintings of the Royal Tomb of Amenhotep III (KV22) in Luxor under the UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust, UNESCO Regional Office in Cairo ...