Two heads of statues, on loan from the State Museum of Egyptian Art in
Munich, are excellent examples of royal sculpture of the New Kingdom. The
head of Ramesses II in grey granodiorite presents the famous ruler wearing
the
nemes, a striped headdress [
01]. A similar headgear adorns the over-lifesize
head made of pink granite. It seems that the head had belonged to a statue
of one of the 18th dynasty rulers (most probably Hatshepsut), which subsequently,
after some alterations, was usurped by a king of the Ramesside period [
02].
