An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a large statue that may belong to Pharaoh Ramses II at a site north of Cairo. The figure, found in Tel al Faraon, located in Al Husainiya, measures approximately 2.20 meters and weighs between 5 and 6 tons, although it is in poor condition. According to the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Hesham al Leizy, this finding is an “important archaeological testimony” that provides insights into religious and royal activities in the eastern Delta during the New Kingdom, which spans from 1570 to 1069 B.C.
The statue, notable for its size, will be transported to a museum storage facility in San al Hayar for urgent restoration. Preliminary investigations suggest that the statue may not have originated in Tel al Faraon, but could have been transported from Ber Ramses, a royal capital during the time of Ramses II, to be reused in a religious complex. This discovery adds to other recent findings in the Sharqiya province, where a stone stele with an unknown version of the Canopus Decree was found.
