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Seated statue of Ramesses II
Seated statue of Ramesses II

Seated statue of Ramesses II

1279–1213 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 205 x 54 x 104 cm (80 11/16 x 21 1/4 x 40 15/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.111
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, temple of Wadjet, approach to pylon. 1885, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 24, 1887. (Accession date: October 20, 1887)