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I selected this piece of art because Ramses II was a significant ruler of Upper Egypt. One measure of Egypts prosperity is the amount of temple building the kings could afford to carry out, and on that basis the reign of Ramses II is the most notable in Egyptian history. Ramses II was also better known as Ramses the Great, the third ruler of Egypts 19th Dynasty during the prosperous New Kingdom. Ramses II was born about 1303 B. ... Ramses II was one of the most productive builders in ancient Egyptian history. ... He was active in erecting temples at Luxor and Karnak, completed his father’s temple at Abydos, built the great rock-cut temple at Abu Simbel, and constructed his own huge memorial temple, the Ramesseum, at Thebes.
Ramses II had several wives, but his main one was Nefertari, whose tomb in the Valley of the Queens is said to be one of the most beautiful in Egypt. ... To reflect just how powerful he was, we have the names of nearly thirty sons and thirty daughters of Ramses II, all shown in processional scenes on the walls of over ten temples in Egypt and Nubia. ... The statue of Ramses II was found at the Heracleopolis, Temple of Harsaphes, in Egypt. ... It has been noted that Ramesses II seized this sculpture from a former ruler and the head was replaced to fit Ramesses’ satisfaction. ... The subject and iconography of the work emphasizes the success, reign and power of Ramses II.
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