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Ramses II
A larger-than-life Ramses II towering over his prisoners and clutching them by the hair. Limestone bas-relief from Memphis, Egypt, 1290–24 bce; in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Nefertari, the favourite queen of Ramses II, was buried in a magnificent tomb located in the Valley of the Queens.21
This site, situated in the hills along the western bank of the Nile River near ancient Thebes, served as the primary necropolis for the queens and royal children of the 19th and 20th dynasties. Nefertari's tomb is considered one of the most notable among the more than 90 known burials in the gorge.2