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Second Court Description
A gap in the wall to the right of the broken colossus gives access to the Second Court, which is better preserved than the first. lt was flanked on right and left by double colonnades, now almost completely destroyed: along the front square pillars with statues of Osiris, to the rear a raised terrace with Osiris pillars and columns with bud capitals. Four Osiris pillars are still standing in both the front and the rear rows, together with the shafts of columns, which have reliefs of Ramesses making offerings. The Osiris figures, most of which have lost their heads, also represent Ramesses. These are no doubt the 11 caryatides referred to by Diodorus in his description of Ozymandias's tomb.

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Hobbies & Activities category: Archeological site or ruin;  Ancient Egyptian art, artifacts
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