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Archaeologists have discovered one of the largest ever statues of an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh at his funeral temple in Luxor, southern Egypt.

The 13m high statue of King Amenhotep III was discovered in Luxor, Egypt.

The 13m high statue of King Amenhotep III is one of two statues placed at the entrance to the north of the great funeral hall located on the west bank of the Nile. The temple is now the focal point of an important excavation.

The statue consists of 7 large blocks of quartz and still lacks a head. It was actually discovered for the first time in 1928 but later hidden, according to a statement from the Egyptian antiquities agency. Archaeologists hope to find its 'twin' statue during the next excavation season.

Abdel-Ghaffar Wagdi, supervisor of the excavation, said two other statues were also found, one of which was the statue of Thoth with a head like a baboon and a statue nearly 2 meters tall of the lion's head. Sekhmet .

King Amenhotep III's 3,400-year-old funeral temple is one of the largest temples on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, where the Pharaohs power the New Kingdom of Egypt to build their own tombs.

King Amenhotep III - grandfather of Tutankhamun - reigned in the 14th century BC at the height of Egypt's New Kingdom and led a vast empire stretching from Nubia in the south to Syria in North.

The funeral temple of King Amenhotep III was largely destroyed, possibly due to flooding, and only a few walls remained. It was also destroyed by an earthquake in 27 BC.

So far, archaeologists have discovered many statues and antiques in buried ruins, including two statues of King Amenhotep III made of black granite discovered in March 2009.