Massive statue of Pharaoh Taharqa discovered deep in Sudan

By Owen Jarus

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Berber-Abidiya Archaeological Project:
The largest piece of the Taharqa statue is pictured here. It includes parts of the base and torso. There is an inscription on the back-pillar.

No statue of a pharaoh has ever been found further south of Egypt than this one. At the height of his reign, King Taharqa controlled an empire stretching from Sudan to the Levant.

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