The modern sawcut can now be seen without difficulty. The strength in the face is remarkable. Where would the layout setter have stood to control the carving process and to achieve the perspective of the work when viewed from ground level. Much of the other Ramesside work in Nubia is decidedly provincial in character, blocky and lacking in finish and finesse. These masterpieces were the work of the best craftsmen Egypt had and must have drained the state of the very best, in what was a far out post of Empire, for many years.