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Colossi at Thebes

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Egypt : a collection of photographs taken at Cairo, Karnak, Luxor, Philae and other places

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Title
Colossi at Thebes
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Egypt : a collection of photographs taken at Cairo, Karnak, Luxor, Philae and other places

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840 - 1899 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY++ 82-206
Topics
Egypt
Colossi
Amenhotep III, King of Egypt -- Statues
Sculpture -- Egypt -- Thebes (Extinct city)
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: typewritten caption pasted below photograph They face eastward toward the Nile and are partially buried in sand. They were in front of a temple which, being of limestone, has been used as a quarry and destroyed, while the figures, being of pudding-stone, have continued to exist because they could not be burned into lime. They were originally monoliths and both are images of King Amenophis III. The little figures at the sides represent the wife and mother of this king. Independently of the pedestals, the figures are 51 feet 2 inches in height. An earthquake broke the northern statue in 27 B.C. and thereafter there came from the headless trunk, when the first rays of the morning sun fell upon it, a sonorous sound resembling a human voice. Doubtless this was simply a result of the cracking of the stone, wet with dew, under the influence of the rays of the sun. But the Greeks and Romans who visited Egypt at this time looked upon the phenomenon as a miracle. Memnon was, according to the tradition accepted foreigners, the legendary founder of the edifices of this part of the city. Was not the voice of the plaintive voice of Memnon imploring his divine mother, Aurora? After two centuries Septimus Severus restored the statue and silenced the voice.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 21 x 28 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG82-B5807
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10750733
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d07d8d30-c6e0-012f-a5d4-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1840: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Colossi at Thebes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6011-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Colossi at Thebes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6011-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1840 - 1899). Colossi at Thebes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6011-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Colossi at Thebes