በ 19 ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን የአውሮፓ አርኪኦሎጂስቶች የግብፅን ሐውልቶች በቅርበት መመልከት ሲጀምሩ ሐውልቱ እንደገና እስከ አንገቱ ድረስ በአሸዋ ተሸፍኗል።
By the 19th century, when European archaeologists started taking a close look at Egyptian monuments, the statue was again covered up to it's neck in sand.