Image: Youthful Ramesses II statue 2024
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Description: This portrait portrays a young Ramesses II It shows the upper part of a statue of Ramesses II holding the Heka Sceptre. Granodiorite, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19. It presented the ideal image of the young pharaoh, who wears the royal diadem with a uraeus - representing the protective goddess Wadjet - and holds the Heka sceptre, a symbol of his kingly power (what's left of it). This was made with copper and bronze tools only.
Author: Merryjack/JC Merriman
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