A recently discovered colossus is now on display in the garden of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in downtown Cairo. Experts say the colossus almost certainly depicts King Psmatek I, who ruled Egypt between 664 and 610 B.C.
Egypt Pulls Ancient Colossus from Slum
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The Egyptian antiquities minister describes to media the features found in the ear, eye, face and the body of the colossus that depicts Psamtik I, March 16, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Crowds of ambassadors, tourists and Egyptian visitors gather at the garden of the Egyptian Museum to see the colossus discovered recently in Matarya, which almost certainly depicts Psamtik I, March 16, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled Al-Anany shows the foreign ambassadors and culture attaches the carves that indicates the statue to be Psamtik I, March 16, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Groups of Western tourists line up to enter the Egyptian Museum. The colossus discovered recently in Matarya has been unveiled by the Egyptian minister of antiquities, March 16, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)