Statue of Ramesses II
The seated king wears a crown and holds a sceptre against his chest. Carved in granodiorite, Cat. 1380 entered the museum with the Drovetti purchase in 1824.
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Museo Egizio
Turin, Italy
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Images in the demo: Statue of Ramesses II, Ancient Egyptian sculptor, 1279–1213 BCE; Temple of Ellesiya, Ancient Egyptian builders, 1454 BCE. Museo Egizio, CC0, via Collection online. Museum photographs reproduced under CC0 from the statue record and chapel record; cropped and resized for the demo.
What the Museo Egizio collection covers
Museo Egizio in Turin is devoted to ancient Egyptian culture, with sculpture, papyri and funerary objects. Its online catalogue includes the Statue of Ramesses II and the Temple of Ellesiya. Collection
The Turin King List records rulers and the lengths of their reigns in hieratic writing. The sandstone chapel of Ellesiya was brought from Egypt and reassembled at the museum in 1967.
Its collection strengths include Ancient Egyptian sculpture, Egyptian papyri and writing, and New Kingdom funerary material.
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Turin King List
Eleven columns of hieratic writing list Egyptian rulers and their reigns. The list occupies the reverse of a reused tax register, catalogued as Papyrus Cat. 1874.
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Temple of Ellesiya
Tuthmosis III commissioned this rock-cut sandstone chapel in Nubia. Rescued from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, it arrived in Turin and was reassembled in 1967.
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Museo Egizio permits photography and filming without flash, artificial lighting or professional equipment such as tripods; avoid inconveniencing others, keep phones silent, do not touch objects except during authorized tactile access, make video calls or use speakerphone or augmented reality devices, and obtain advance authorization for professional photography or filming; promotional activities and paid services are prohibited. Read its current visitor conditions and follow gallery signs before taking a photo. Museo Egizio photography policy
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