Representation of Pair Statues of King Ramesses II
Description
Object Label: Egyptian kings were considered part human and part divine. Preserved here are parts of two shrines, each with a standing image of Ramesses II surmounted by a sun disk and protective cobras. The female figure in the left shrine is Anat-of-Ramesses-Beloved-of-Amun, a form of the Near Eastern goddess Anat that was worshiped in Egypt and may here be a manifestation of a divine aspect of Ramesses. Although this relief may come from a temple, it somewhat resembles blocks from a private tomb at Saqqara showing seated pair statues of Ramesses with a deity in a similar combination of raised and sunk relief. The tomb scene may commemorate one of the Sed-festivals of royal renewal that Ramesses began celebrating in his thirtieth year as pharaoh. Even if carved that late in Ramesses's reign, the figures here are stylistically similar to some images of his earlier year as king. Caption: Representation of Pair Statues of King Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 3/16 x 25 1/16 in. (33.5 x 63.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 54.67. (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.
Engraved limestone relief showing two human-like standing figures in Egyptian royal regalia, surrounded by inset cartouches and vertically arranged columns of hieroglyphs.
The image is a rectangular limestone relief panel with two principal standing figures rendered in profile facing inward toward a central register. Each figure wears a kilt and elaborate collar/necklace, with a broad, flat wig/head covering; one figure appears to raise an arm holding a long implement (possibly a staff) while the other has an arm bent closer to the body. Above and between the figures are framed cartouche-like ovals and additional vertical hieroglyph columns. Several small shrine/standing deity-like emblems are carved within the surrounding hieroglyphic framework. The panel is weathered at edges; the bottom central area is missing or broken, but the main figures and surrounding inscriptions remain largely readable. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 54.67 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3601 tier-2
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