Rui - San Jose, CA
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N 37° 20.008 W 121° 55.376
10S E 595414 N 4132409
This replica is located in San Jose's Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
Waymark Code: WMN2BX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2014
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This sculpture depicts a life-sized man who seems to be kneeling and leaning on a platform in front of him.
The placard accompanying the sculpture explains that it is a 1952 cast of the original at the British Museum.
It also informs us that:
"Rui was the high priest at the temple of Amun towards the end of the reign of Rameses II, and possibly into the reign of Merenptah. Rui had this statue commissioned and placed in the Mut precinct at the temple of Karnak."
Where is original located?: British Museum, London
Where is this replica located?: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose
Who created the original?: Egyptian artists
Year Original was Created (approx. ok): c. 1200 BC
Internet Link about Original: Not listed
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