The northern of two colossal statues which stood in front of the mortuary temple of the 18th dynasty king Amenhotep III, who died in the middle of the 14th century bc, has been standing up. It is a beastly piece of rubble, with the exception that the great king's wife, Tiye, is nearly perfectly preserved near Amenhotep's right leg.
There are plans to put the head and other pieces back on to the statue, as well there are also plans to return the recently found southern colossus.
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