The Egyptian mission working in a subterranean water project at Karnak and Luxor temples found new statue of Ram during digging operations, said chairman of the Higher Council of Luxor Samir Farag on Thursday.

He said the company assigned of lowering the underground water level in the area found the statue by chance.

The project, carried out by a Swiss company with a US aid of LE 20 million , is scheduled to take two years to get the job done.

Egyptian mission finds new Ram statue in Luxor, Egypt State Information Service, Egypt, July 14, 2006.