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-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Painted limestone fragment showing the side profile of an Egyptian king wearing a striped headdress and beard.
The image depicts a weathered, polychromed limestone fragment with the preserved head and upper torso of a male royal figure shown in right-facing profile. The figure wears a blue/black-and-white striped nemes-style headdress across the forehead and temples, and a short, squared beard rendered in light red/orange tones along the jaw. Facial features (eye, nose, mouth) are outlined with pigment; the background and some borders are painted in yellow and white, while the garment is largely white with red/orange painted accents. The fragment is broken at the left and lower edges; paint loss is visible, especially along edges and on the lower portion. No clearly legible hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or other identifying text is visible in this photograph, and no explicit deity iconography is identifiable from the preserved portion.
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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