The other half of the statue was discovered in the same area almost a century ago.
The missing upper half of a statue of King Ramses II has finally been discovered in the south of Egypt. The excavation was organized by a joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission between the local Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the University of Colorado.
At over 12 feet tall, the unearthed section depicts the ancient pharaoh’s head, shoulders, and upper torso. Ramses II is portrayed wearing the pschent, a double crown indicating his dominion over all Egyptian land, typically found adorning the heads of ancient Egyptian rulers. He also dons a cobra headdress, known as a uraeus, a sacred symbol of royalty and supreme power associated with the ancient goddess Wadjet.
The lower half of the statue was discovered by German archaeologists in the same area, the southern city of Minya, almost a century ago in 1930. Efforts are underway to clean and reconstitute the entire limestone sculpture, which is expected to result in a massive 23-foot tall structure upon completion.
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