Cairo : French experts discovered two statues dating back to Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.) in the archaeological zone of Luxor, Egypt's ministry of state for antiquities, or MSA, said.
The excavation work that led to the discoveries was carried out by experts from the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo in the patio of a temple dedicated to the falcon-god of war, Montu, located in the town of Armant.
One of the two statues depicts a high priest, while the name and profession of one of the temple scribes are engraved in the other statue, MSA's chief Mohammed Ibrahim said Tuesday.
The first statue, carved out of diorite stone, is 69 cm tall and 48 cm wide and depicts a priest kneeling down and dressed in religious vestments.
