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Two Ramesses II Statues Unearthed Near an Egyptian Temple
Key Takeaways
- A local landworker reported the remains to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
- The larger statue may originally have stood nearly 28 feet tall.
- Its surviving head wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
- An inscription on the back pillar gives Ramesses II’s Horus name, “Strong Bull.”
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