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Upper half of colossal statue of Ramesses II of granite.
19th Dynasty, about 1270BC from Thebes
Ramesses II erected more statures on a colossal scale than any other king before or after him.
Amoung the finest of these were those situated in his mortuary temple known as the Ramesseum.
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT 1988-2025 BY AMBERLYN NELSON
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