The wooden coffin of Pharaoh Ramses II is on display, Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris and runs until Sept. 6, 2023. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP

A statue of Pharaoh Ramses II kneeling is presented Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris and runs until Sept. 6, 2023. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP

A journalist takes a photograph of the wooden coffin of Pharaoh Ramses II, Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris and runs until Sept. 6, 2023. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP

The lid of the hawk-headed coffin of Sheshhonq II is on display Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris and runs until Sept. 6, 2023. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP

The upper part of a Colossus of Pharaoh Ramses II is on display, Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP

A journalist visit the Ramses exhibition , Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris and runs until Sept. 6, 2023. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP

A journalist takes a photograph of a red granite head of a colossal statue of Pharaoh Ramses II, Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Paris. An exhibition with 181 objects from the Kingdom of Pharaoh Ramses II opens Friday at La Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris and runs until Sept. 6, 2023. The collection is one of the most impressive displays of ancient Egyptian culture ever exhibited in France. AP