Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Sunk Relief of Ramessesemperre

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Description

Caption: Sunk Relief of Ramessesemperre, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E. or ca. 1213–1204 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 15 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 23 5/8 in. (38.5 x 9 x 60 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1315. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A carved relief depicting a male figure offering to a seated deity.

The relief shows a standing male figure, possibly a priest or official, wearing a kilt and holding what appears to be a staff. He is making an offering gesture towards a seated deity, likely identified by the headdress featuring a sun disk and horns. Hieroglyphic inscriptions are present above the figures, detailing the scene or providing prayers. The style is typical of New Kingdom art with precise, detailed carvings and a focus on religious representation.

religious New Kingdom good
Deities Hathor
Materials limestone
Signs Ankh ×2
Visible text "ḫnt ḥm ntr n(.t) ỉmntt"

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Hathor
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 35.1315 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 44925 tier-2
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