el-Colossat
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el-Colossat is an alternative name for the Colossi of Memnon, the two massive ancient Egyptian stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III near Luxor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| el-Colossat canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian monument
ⓘ
colossal statue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alternateName | Colossi of Memnon ⓘ |
| ancientNameUnknown | true ⓘ |
| approximateHeight |
18 meters
ⓘ
60 feet ⓘ |
| artStyle | ancient Egyptian royal sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
surface form:
Amun (through Amenhotep III)
|
| civilization |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| constructionPeriod | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined but standing ⓘ |
| damagedBy | earthquakes ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Amenhotep III ⓘ |
| depicts |
Amenhotep III
ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Amenhotep III
|
| famousFor |
ancient reports of a "singing" statue
ⓘ
colossal scale ⓘ |
| function | guardian statues of mortuary temple ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
hands resting on knees
ⓘ
seated posture ⓘ side figures of family members (largely damaged) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Memnon of Aethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
Memnon from Greek mythology
|
| hasTwinStructure |
northern colossus
ⓘ
southern colossus ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| iconographicType | colossal seated royal statue ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thebes ⓘ |
| locatedInGovernorate | Luxor Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Luxor ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOf |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| locatedOnSideOfNile | west bank ⓘ |
| materialUsed | quartzite sandstone ⓘ |
| numberOfStatues | 2 ⓘ |
| orientation | facing east ⓘ |
| partOf |
mortuary temple of Amenhotep III
ⓘ
surface form:
mortuary temple complex of Amenhotep III
|
| subjectRole | seated king ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major attraction on West Bank of Luxor ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
ancient Greek travelers
ⓘ
ancient Roman travelers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.