1891 Wood Engraving Abu Simbel Rameses II Sculpture Statue Temple Pharaoh XGOB9 XGFA4 32 x 29 cm

32 x 29 cm

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1891 Wood Engraving Abu Simbel Rameses II Sculpture Statue Temple Pharaoh XGOB9 XGFA4 32 x 29 cmThis is an original 1891 black and white in text wood engraving of the profile of Rameses II, located in the Abu Simbel temples of Nubia, Egypt. The monuments were relocated in 1968 based on the fact that they were settled on the banks of Nasser Lake; in order to avoid submerging the site after the construction of the Aswan High Dam reservoir, relocation was necessary for the ancient carvings. The site was built during Pharaoh Ramesses II's reign in