British Museum visit, 2006

Bust of Ramesses II

This is one of the first exhibits one sees in the gallery. Traditionally, it is this Ramesses (also romanized as Ramses) who is believed to have been the despotic pharaoh from whom the Israelites fled in the book of Exodus. Originally, this would have been a complete statue, but only the head and upper torso remain. The red granite construction is quite typical of Egyptian statues and ornaments; some non-granite ornaments were actually painted to look as if they were made from this stone.

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