Ramesses II
Description
Object Label: The color and style of this relief strongly suggest not only that it came from the temple of Ramesses II at Abydos but also that it was carved in the first two years of his reign, perhaps by the same artists who decorated the adjacent temple of his predecessor, Seti I. The aquiline nose and the fat folds on the throat are particularly characteristic of Nineteenth Dynasty relief. Ramesses is shown with arms raised in a gesture of offering or worship. Caption: Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 15 × 3 × 17 in., 48.5 lb. (38.1 × 7.6 × 43.2 cm, 22kg). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.670. (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 painted relief fragment depicting a profile of a pharaoh.
The artifact is a colored relief fragment showing a pharaoh in profile, adorned with a nemes headdress and a false beard. The relief uses bright colors with red for the skin and yellow for the headdress, indicative of Egyptian royal iconography. The style and execution suggest it was part of a larger composition, possibly from a tomb or temple wall. Distinctive features include the detailing in the headdress and the posture typical of royal depictions.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 11.670 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3066 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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