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Each monolithic quartzite colossus measures approximately 16 m in height and depicts Amenophis III seated on a blocklike throne. The King's mother, Mutemwia, and his principal queen, Tiye, both depicted on a much smaller scale, flank his calves. A princess once stood between them, but her identification is problematic, since the figure has been defaced and the inscriptions have been damaged. The source of the stone is still disputed it may have been brought from a quarry at Aswan 200 km to the south or from Gebel el-Ahmar 700 km to the north. The name 'Colossi of Memnon' derives from the Greek identification of the northern statue as a depiction of the Trojan hero and Ethiopian king, Memnon, whose name sounded similar to one of the names of Amenophis III. Latin and Greek inscriptions on the feet and lower legs of this statue document early tourism in Upper Egypt. The fame of the site arose from the 'singing of Memnon', a sound produced by dew evaporating through a fissure in the stone of this colossus. Visitors' graffiti described the sound as Memnon's hymn to his mother Eos, the dawn. Restoration work, however, under the Roman emperor Septimius Severus (reg 193–211 CE), sealed the fissure and the 'singing' ceased. Grove Dictionary of Art"},{"label":"Subject (Time Period)","value":["Nineteenth century [LCSH]"]},{"label":"Physical Dimensions of Original","value":"20.7 x 26.1 cm"},{"label":"Image View Type","value":"Sculpture; photographs"},{"label":"Collecting Area","value":["Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library"]},{"label":"Collection Name","value":["19th Century Architectural Photography Collection","Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library Special Collections"]},{"label":"Subject (Geographic)","value":["Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city) [LCSH]","Qurna (Egypt) [LCNAF]"]},{"label":"Subject (Topical)","value":["Religious art [LCSH]","Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city) [LCSH]"]},{"label":"Genre Form","value":["Photographs [LCGFT]"]},{"label":"Type","value":["Still Image"]},{"label":"Medium","value":["black and white photography","albumen paper"]},{"label":"Inscription","value":"on album page, lower left, in pencil: 171; on album page, lower center, in black ink: Les Colossi de Memnon."},{"label":"Link to Catalog Record","value":"https://catalog.wustl.edu:443/record=b1391820~S2"},{"label":"Copyright Statement","value":" The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use."},{"label":"Public Note","value":"Volume 09: Karnak Page 52"},{"label":"Metadata Status","value":["Metadata reviewed by Metadata Services staff."]},{"label":"Physical Location of Original","value":"Kranzberg Art&Arch Library Spec Oversize NA202 St8 4o v.1-19"},{"label":"Copyright Status","value":["No Known Copyright"]},{"label":"Creator","value":["Beato, Antonio, -1903? 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