This colossal statue head of King Ramesses II was discovered in 1888 at the great temple of goddess Bastet at Bubastis (Tell-Basta) in the eastern Delta. Based on its similarity to other fragmentary statues discovered at the same spot, this royal head is part of a colossal of the king as a standard bearer. Ramesses II wears a diadem encircled by uraeus snakes topped with a crown composed of two outstretched horns, two tall feathers, a sun disk and two uraeus snakes. His youthful face is framed by a thick curled wig that sits low on his forehead, hiding his ears. The wig is encircled by a fillet fronted by a coiled uraeus snake. The king’s head is broken off at the level of the chin. Only the upper part of a standard that was once held by the king remains, showing the head of a male deity, most likely Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, topped with the atef crown.