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Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Temple of Ramses II


Ramses II had four gigantic likenesses of himself carved for the outside of his temple. The impact of scale was much more important than accomplishing the refinement of earlier sculpted pieces.[Ramses II also created a huge temple for his favorite wife Nefertiri]
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