Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt Carroun House 5th November 1968

5th November 1968

rings round their necks and elaborate headdresses

by James Cowles Prichard

Plate 6 from the paper 'Observations intended to show that the progressive motion of snakes is partly performed by means of the ribs'

Peter Ball was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1663

Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt Carroun House 5th November 1968Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt, c1890. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in front of his mortuary temple, which has been destroyed. Amenhotep was the 9th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled from 1391 1353 BC. Lantern slide.