Great Temple of Ramses II

Great Temple of Ramses II

c. 1275-1225 BCE

1670

sculpture (visual work)

Egypt (nation)

Abu Simbel (ruins)

Nineteenth Dynasty (Egyptian)

colossi

Ramses II--King of Egypt

Detail view of head of Ramses, II one of the four colossi statues at the Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. "The facade of the Great Temple of Ramses is about 38 meters long and 31 meters high. The temple is dedicated to the most important gods of the New Kingdom, Ptah (the creator god of Memphis), Amun-Re (the great god of Thebes) and Re-Harakhte (sun god of Heliopolis), as well as to the Pharaoh Ramses II himself. The four colossi, statues of Ramses II (c. 1290-1224 BCE), are more than 20 meters high and about 4 meters from ear to ear. The colossi depict Ramses II seated with his hands on his thighs. The statue second from the left is broken, with part of its head and trunk on the ground below. Graffiti by 19th century visitors are on the legs of the statues (center) and repeated cartouches give Ramses' name (right),"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.

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