broken head and torso remnant of a statue from ancient Egypt that now stands in the British Museum in London. It was made in the early 13th century B.C. and depicts the pharaoh Ramesses II ...

That was Shelley, writing in 1818 with a poetic vision inspired by the monumental figure here in the British Museum ... Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC ...

Nestled near the iconic Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is preparing for a lavish opening, featuring a ...

Shelley's Ozymandias is our Ramesses II, king of Egypt around 1270 BC ... The Ramesses in the British Museum was one of the first works to challenge long-held assumptions that great art had ...

Statue of Ramesses II (made around 1250 BC ... with a poetic vision inspired by the monumental figure here in the British Museum, whose serenely commanding face is looking down at me from ...