Statues at mortuary temple of Rameses II. Headless Osirid sandstone statues and a granite head of Rameses II in the second court of the mortuary temple dedicated to this pharaoh. Known as the Ramesseum, this temple complex is located on the West Bank of the River Nile, near Luxor, Egypt. It dates from the 13th century BC, during the New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt. Rameses II, also known as Rameses the Great, was one of the most celebrated rulers of Ancient Egypt. The headless pillars behind are part of a portico depicting Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and rebirth. |