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Source: BBC

3-16-17

Egypt Pharaoh statue 'not Ramses II but different ruler'

Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani told a news conference the statue was almost certainly Psamtek I, who ruled between 664 and 610BC.

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Egypt Pharaoh statue 'not Ramses II but different ruler'