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England > London > British Museum > Egyptian sculpture > Left arm from a colossal figure of a king Left arm from a colossal figure of a king Left arm from a colossal figure of a king Artist : Anonymous Relationship with : Nebma Rê ( Aménophis III) Date : near 1390 B.C. Material : Red granite British Museum Egyptian sculpture Ground Floor - Section 4 Item 48 on 62 Ancient Egypt Sculpture Area related Thèbes (Egypte) Description    This large arm and the enormous head wearing the double crown which is exhibited nearby, belong to a colossal standing figure, one of a pair, set up before the Temple of Khonspekhrod in the precincts of the Temple of Mut. The torso of the statue is still in situ. It once bore on its rear an inscription but this was completely destroyed in ancient times. The identity of the king here represented is disputed. Recent opinion favours Amenophis III. Related article(s)    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Tags : red granite from a colossal figure of a king, red granite left arm from a colossal figure of a king, red granite head from colossal figure king history, left arm of king british museum, colossal statues in the temple of louxor, colossal red granite head amenhotep iii british museum in situ, a colossal figure from origin Left arm from a colossal figure of a king Anonyme Nebma Rê (Aménophis III) British Museum