Michael A. Stecker
masmd@sbcglobal.net

 


 


The northern two statues of Pharoah Ramses II at the Greater Abu Simbel Temple. The pharonic beard which is seen on many of the pharoahs of the New Kingdom is broken off from the statue on the right. The beard apparently was a symbol of power as it was seen on many statues including those of the female pharoah Queen Hatshepsut and the teenage pharoah Tutankhamun.

 
 

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