Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty, 1270 BC. From the Ramesseum, western Thebes. This is the upper part of a seated statue, one of a pair set up in the king's mortuary temple. The granite is naturally two colours and was deliberately worked to draw a distinction between the head and body.


Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty, 1270 BC. From the Ramesseum, western Thebes. This is the upper part of a seated statue, one of a pair set up in the king's mortuary temple. The granite is naturally two colours and was deliberately worked to draw a distinction between the head and body.


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