Statue of Ramesses II, granodiorite, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Ramesses, 1279-1213 BC, Karnak, Temple of Amun, Gallery of Kings, Museo Egizio, Egyptian Museum, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Ostrakon depicting a dancer in acrobatic position, limestone, New Age, 19th-20th dynasty, Deir el-Medina, Museo Egizio, Egyptian Museum, Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Close-up view of the hieroglyphics on the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, Precinct of Amun-Re, Luxor, Egypt

Close-up view of the hieroglyphics on the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall, reaching up towards the blue sky in the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor, Precinct of Amun-Re, Luxor, Egypt

The six standing colossal statues honoring Hathor the Goddess of Music and Love and Ramses II's wife, Nefertari in front of the Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up of two of the Ramses II statues carved out of the mountainside at the front of the Great Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

The four colossi of Ramesses II at the entrance of the the Temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt

Close-up of bas-relief hieroglyphics painted on the walls of the Royal Tomb of Ramses IV, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa