This dark granodiorite statue of Ramesses II, found at Karnak, is often considered one of the finest royal portraits of ancient Egypt. The king sits on a throne wearing the blue crown (khepresh) and a finely pleated linen robe, holding the heqa crook in one hand. Small figures of his wife Nefertari and a son stand beside his legs.
The statue came to Turin with the collection of Bernardino Drovetti, the French consul in Egypt, which the King of Sardinia bought in 1824 and which formed the core of the Museo Egizio.
