Basalt stele of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II “the Great” (r. 1279-1213 BCE). Ramesses is de
Basalt stele of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II “the Great” (r. 1279-1213 BCE). Ramesses is depicted slaughtering Egypt’s enemies in front of the falcon-headed solar deity Re-Horakhty. Found at the ancient city of Tyre, in present-day Lebanon; now in the National Museum of Beirut. -- source link
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