Near the entrance to the long, high-ceilinged room stand two magnificent granite statues of Pharaoh Amenophis III, who ruled Egypt about 1400 B. C. Farther on is a colossal head of Pharaoh Ramesses II dating back to 1250 B. C. And beyond it, resting on a simple base, is a slab of black basalt, a colossal rock. Which words in the excerpt best show that Giblin thinks the room is important? entrance and room long and high-ceilinged magnificent and colossal simple and slab