Ramesses II

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Ramesses II… the statue that left Egypt and never returned! Will it ever come back from Italy to its homeland? A monumental sculpture carved from solid igneous stone, nearly two meters high, created to immortalize the majesty of Ramesses II—the Pharaoh who ruled Egypt for sixty-six years. But here’s the shock: this colossal statue did not remain in Egypt… it was taken away in the nineteenth century under mysterious circumstances and now stands inside the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy. Will thi