Amenohotep III with the crocodile headed god Soket. This impressive alabaster statue is the centrepiece of the ground floor.

 My favourite period of Egyptian history is the 18th Dynasty, so here are a few other personalities from that era. No apologies for not showing any of the other wonderful exhibits - go and see them for yourself when you are in Luxor.

One of the few images of Hatshepsut as a woman. It is one of the many new exhibits in the extension.

Akhenaten - he is perhaps the most mysterious of all the pharaohs, and also the one with arguably the most attractive wife!
Below, he and Nefertiti are making offerings to Aten.
Before he moved to Amarna, Akhenaten built a temple to Aten at Karnak. Once the old religion was re-established, it was destroyed, along with most of his monuments, and the small stones (talatat) used as infill in building a new pylon at Karnak. In the museum is a reconstruction of part of one of the walls of his temple, and as more pieces come to light, they will be added to it.

Horemheb - the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, and probably the villain of the piece! A soldier, who masterminded a military takeover, and reigned for nearly 30 years. Above, he is being presented by Amun, and on the right he is making offerings to Atum - he restored the old religion and destroyed as much as he could of the Amarna 'heresy' of Akhenaten.

These statues, amongst many others, were discovered at Karnak in the 1980s.