The colossal quartzite statue of Amenhotep III is an ancient Egyptian sculpture dating from the 18th Dynasty (c. 1350 BCE).

It was found in the massive mortuary temple of the pharaoh Amenhotep III on the West Bank of the River Nile at Thebes (Luxor) in Egypt.

When complete, it would have measured more than 8 metres (26 feet) high without its base, and the body would have stood in the classic pose of the deity Osiris with legs together and arms crossed, holding the crook and the flail, which were symbols of Egyptian kingship.

The statues on the other side of the courtyard were similar, but were made of red granite and wore the white crown of Upper Egypt.

[1][2] The pose has been interpreted as symbolising the first Sed festival of Amenhotep III, when it was believed that the pharaoh underwent a rite of rejuvenation and became a god while still living.