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020 Statue of Ramesses II 12 Feb 2010

Fri, 12 Feb 10

Colossal statue of Ramesses II, one of ancient Egypt’s most famous and successful pharaohs. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, considers the achievements of Ramesses II, a ruler who built monuments all over Egypt, inspired a line of future pharaohs and was worshipped as a god a thousand years later. He looks at how this statue helped define the image of imperial Egypt and talks to sculptor Antony Gormley about creating monumental works of art.