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title: Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia
author: UNESCO / Paul Almasy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9365/head-of-a-colossus-wadi-es-sebui-nubia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia

_Authored by UNESCO / Paul Almasy_

## Image File

[![Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9365.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9365.jpg)

## Image Caption

Wadi es Sebui (94 miles north of Aswan, left bank). [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Amon Ra and Ra Horakhti built during the reign of Rameses II (1290-1223 BCE). The fallen head of a colossus lies before the pylon of the temple. The statues, sphinxes and reliefs could be moved to a museum. Wadi es Sebui, Nubia, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) (1960)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Almasy, U. /. P. (2018, October 25). Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9365/head-of-a-colossus-wadi-es-sebui-nubia/>
### Chicago
Almasy, UNESCO / Paul. "Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 25, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9365/head-of-a-colossus-wadi-es-sebui-nubia/>.
### MLA
Almasy, UNESCO / Paul. "Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Oct 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9365/head-of-a-colossus-wadi-es-sebui-nubia/>.

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