New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Wall fragment

Artist Unknown

DateDynasty 19, reign of Ramses II, ca. 1279-1212 B.C.

MediumLimestone

ClassificationsEgyptian

Credit LineGift of Mr. Sheldon L. Breitbart

Object number82.123.4

Terms

Pharaoh
Royalty
White
Red
Yellow

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

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DescriptionWall fragment of vaguely square shape with inscriptions in deep sunk relief. The remaining surface can be divided into two halves: the left one with two royal names written in big signs, and the right one with two columns of smaller signs written between vertical separation lines. An horizontal line on the down edge of the fragment shows the end of the columns.; Maybe the falcon on top of the serekh (the rectangular frame in which one of the names is inscribed) used to be crowned; in his back is a reared cobra with the red crown of Lower Egypt and a ankh-sign around its neck.; Remainders of colors can be seen, yellow (on the duck on top of the cartouche, inside the cartouche, on the right of the sun under the cartouche, on the cobra behind the falcon, inside the serekh) and red (on the duck, the gods inside the cartouche, the sun-disks, the falcon, the bull, the arm and the crouching goddess inside the serekh).;