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title: Colossus of Memnon
author: Than Ball
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6736/colossus-of-memnon/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Colossus of Memnon
_Authored by Than Ball_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6736.jpg)
## Image Caption
The south colossal statue of [Amenhotep III](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amenhotep_III/), one of a pair of such figures known as the [Colossi of Memnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Colossi_of_Memnon/). 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Luxor, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/).
## Cite This Work
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Ball, T. (2017, June 01). Colossus of Memnon. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Ball, Than. "Colossus of Memnon." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 01, 2017. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AmenhotepIII_South_Colossus.jpg) by [**Than Ball**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AmenhotepIII_South_Colossus.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 June 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.