'Statue of Ramses II, an embellishment of his temple at Memphis, Egypt', 1905. 'Such statues as this fallen giant here were placed by the Kings of the Empire in front of their temples on either side of the entrance. Its presence, therefore, indicates that we are standing on the site of a temple in the city.' Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted.
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