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This Ancient Egyptian Statue Of Ramesses II Is 3,300-Years-Old And Said To Have Inspired The Famous Poem Ozymandias By Percy Shelley
He ruled from 1279 to 1213 B.C. It is an 8.8-foot-tall broken head and torso of a statue that is now housed in the British Museum in London. Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great ...
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Episode 20 - Statue of Ramesses II
That was Shelley, writing in 1818 with a poetic vision inspired by the monumental figure here in the British Museum ... Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC ...
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Archaeologists discovered an ancient statue that may depict Ramses II
An curved arrow pointing right. Archaeologists announced they may have unearthed a massive statue depicting Pharaoh Ramses II. The discovery is located near the Pharaoh's temple ruins in Cairo ...
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Archaeologists dig up 3,000-year-old statue of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II
The torso was lifted with the help of a crane. Following its restoration, the statue of Ramses II will be exhibited at the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids scheduled to open in 2018.
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Episode Transcript – Episode 20 - Statue of Ramesses II
Statue of Ramesses ... here in the British Museum, whose serenely commanding face is looking down at me from a very great height. Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around ...