cover image: The vocal Memnon. The nearer colossus formerly gave forth a low sound when the rays of the rising sun first glanced upon it. The "song of Memnon" was famous in Roman times and is even said to have been heard in the present century.

The vocal Memnon. The nearer colossus formerly gave forth a low sound when the rays of the rising sun first glanced upon it. The "song of Memnon" was famous in Roman times and is even said to have been heard in the present century.

1881

egypt bodies of water colossi thebes (extinct city) amenhotep iii, king of egypt

Authors

Fenn, Harry (1838-1911)

Collection
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt
Format
Prints Illustrations
Pages
24 x 16.5 cm
Place Discussed
Egypt Thebes (Extinct city)
Provider
The New York Public Library
Published in
Egypt
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Source
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