The “colossal granite left arm” is a surviving fragment from a full-size standing statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (18th Dynasty), dated about 1390–1352 BCE. It comes from Karnak at Thebes (modern Luxor), Egypt, and is carved from red granite with a naturally mottled pink/black/white look that was polished smooth on the exterior. The underside is rough where it broke away from the body, but the clenched fist and forearm are still realistically modeled, with strong, muscular contours, giving a sen