Packet 3: Tossup 11

In 2023, archaeologists unearthed one of these figures with a smile and two dimples that may represent Emperor Claudius. A king of a dynasty with foreign origins re-inscribed seven granite examples of these figures that have unusually prominent cheekbones. A 90-ton one of these figures made from calcite alabaster (15[1])was unearthed by an archaeologist who also brought a 15-ton red granite one of them to the Penn Museum. (15[1]-5[2])After falling (*) asleep at the base of (10[1])one of these (-5[1])figures, (10[1])one ruler erected the Dream (10[1])Stele (10[3])between (10[1])its feet. (10[1]-5[2])Rows of these figures, (10[1])including their ram’s-headed (10[2]-5[1])“crios-” (10[1])variant, flank an “Avenue” (10[1]-5[1])named for them (-5[2])that connects Luxor (10[1])and (10[1])Karnak. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 (10[1])points, the nose (10[1])is missing (10[3])from (10[3])one (10[1])of what (10[3])kind (10[1])of figure which stands before Khafre’s pyramid at Giza? (10[1])■END■ (10[9])

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