Facade of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel: detail
Detail of the façade of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel. Next to the legs of the colossus representing Ramesses II stands Queen Nefertari identified by her cartouche. The queen wears a crown consisting of urei with a sun disk and cartouches above a wig typical of the Ramesside period and the vulture Nekhbet. On the left is the entrance to the rock temple.
