A colossal statue of Amenhotep III - King Tut's only grandfather - canbe found at the British Museum, Room 4.
From The Independent:
Tutankhamun has always captured popular imagination, and been a major draw for museums.
The British Museum's 1972 exhibition of artefacts from his tomb smashed all expectations in the box office, drawing over 1.6 million visitors over its nine month duration. The pharaoh nicknamed 'King Tut' has been the source of more speculation, satire and popular culture references than any other male king of Egypt. Last week pathologists announced the results from their studies into the genetic relationship of eleven mummies from the Egyptian New Kingdom (mid 16th to early 11th centuries BC), including those of the legendary pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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