text: Of the once white walls of Memphis , little remains , but it was capital of Egypt until the end of the sixth Dynasty ( c . 2200 b.c. ) . The two major relics are a monumental statue of Ramses II lying proseate after losing its feet , and an alabaster sphinx dating from 1400 b.c.
  
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  The Ramses II statue lost its feet as a result of vandalism .