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Colossus of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple
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Colossus of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple

Artist/Maker (Artist Unknown)
Datelate 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsSight: 11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (30.2 x 24.1 cm)
Mat: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number2006.34.2.10
    DescriptionHemmed in by massive papyrus-bundle columns, this granite colossus was originally carved for Amenhotep III and two centuries later was recut for Ramesses II. Standing by the left leg of the king is Queen Nefertari. Of the eleven surviving standing colossi in the first court at Luxor Temple, five are statues of Amenhotep III that Ramesses II "renewed" for his courtyard. The reuse of the monuments of an earlier ruler was not always a hostile usurpation or the outcome of damnatio memoriae, but could also be a recutting of an ancient monument in order to renew the creative powers of the temple.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Artist Unknown
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Artist Unknown
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    Artist Unknown
    after 1910 (printed 1992)
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    Temple of Luxor
    Artist Unknown
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    Artist Unknown
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Artist Unknown
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    The Mummy of Amenhotep II
    Artist Unknown
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Artist Unknown
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