Colossus Of Memnon, Western Thebes, Upper Egypt

Description

Northern Colossus Of Memnon We at MAFTO and INSIGHT decided, with the kind authorization of the SCA and Hourig Sourouzian-Stadelmann of the German archaeological mission to Thebes, to scan the best preserved of the two Memnon colossi to serve as a basis for the proportions of our model for the colossus at the Ramesseum (also posted by INSIGHT on SketchFab). With the adroit use of large scaffolds, the whole statue was scanned during one night, yielding 2.5 million points in the total model. Once completed, our model of the colossus enabled us to verify the precise fit for many of the smaller fragments belonging to the main pieces of the monument. The model also enabled us to get a precise estimate of the height and weight of the statue, by extrapolation from the Memnon colossus dimensions.