Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel Bove 'Scenes in London'

'Scenes in London'

In the foreground figures work in the field gathering hay

the problems of living with mother-in-law are unchanging

This example was presented to Lord Montagu of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in 1963

August 1962 P021596

Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel Bove 'Scenes in London'Seated colossus of Rameses II, Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, c1860 1890. The great rock cut Temple of Abu Simbel built during the reign of Rameses II (ruled 1279 1212 BC) and dedicated to the sun gods Amon Re and Re Horakhte. Rameses' reign was notable for a dramatic upsurge in the rate of temple building. The existence of the great temple at Abu Simbel was unknown outside Egypt in modern times until 1813. It was explored in 1817 by the Italian