EGYPTE. RAMSES II

Egypt: before the facade of the temple in the mountain, four colossi of Ramses II stand guard. The king wears the double "pschent" crown here over his "nemes" head-dress, as well as a horizontally striped beard. The purposefully stocky aspect of the faces and bodies shows knowledge of perspective in Pharaonic sculptures. Limestone. XIXth dynasty. Temple of Abu Simbel. Nubia. Egypte: devant la façade du temple spéos qui s'enfonce dans la montagne, quatre colosses de Ramsès II, assis, montent la garde. Le roi porte ici la double couronne "pschent" par-dessus la coiffe "némès, ainsi que la barbe postiche striée horizontalement. l'aspect volontairement trapu des visages et des corps , dévoilé par la photogrammétrie, confirme les connaissances en perspective des sculpture pharaoniques. Grès. XIXème dynastie. Temple d'Abou Simbel. Nubie. (Photo by Herve CHAMPOLLION/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Egypt: before the facade of the temple in the mountain, four colossi of Ramses II stand guard. The king wears the double "pschent" crown here over his "nemes" head-dress, as well as a horizontally striped beard. The purposefully stocky aspect of the faces and bodies shows knowledge of perspective in Pharaonic sculptures. Limestone. XIXth dynasty. Temple of Abu Simbel. Nubia. Egypte: devant la façade du temple spéos qui s'enfonce dans la montagne, quatre colosses de Ramsès II, assis, montent la garde. Le roi porte ici la double couronne "pschent" par-dessus la coiffe "némès, ainsi que la barbe postiche striée horizontalement. l'aspect volontairement trapu des visages et des corps , dévoilé par la photogrammétrie, confirme les connaissances en perspective des sculpture pharaoniques. Grès. XIXème dynastie. Temple d'Abou Simbel. Nubie. (Photo by Herve CHAMPOLLION/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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