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Goddess and Ramesses II

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Description

<p>This is a small statuette of Pharaoh Ramesses II and a goddess made of carnelian. Both the goddesses Hathor and Isis are mentioned in the inscription on the back pillar. The piece is inscribed in two columns of text on the back pillar and the cartouche of the Ramesses II inscribed under the base. The two figures stand against a wide back pillar, on a low base. The goddess stands on the proper left with her arm around the shoulders of the king. The right half of her face and her left foot have been broken away. She wears a low modius crown, tripartite wig and a sheath gown which is trimmed at the ankle and belted at the waist. The top of the king's head is level with the top of the crown of the goddess. He is depicted as a youth with a side lock and the index finger of his right hand raised to his lips. He wears a pleated mid-calf length kilt with a pendulous sash. Both figures are adorned with a uraeus, bracelets and armbands. Although the face is quite small, the typical smiling mouth of Ramesses II is visible.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.223' rel='external'>Goddess and Ramesses II</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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.

A small carved carnelian figure shows a standing Egyptian deity in profile, with a pointed headdress and a stylized posture holding one arm up toward the face.

The object appears as an orange-red translucent stone carving with a human figure standing upright. The head has a projecting/pointed headdress and prominent facial features; the figure raises one arm toward the face while the other arm hangs down. The torso is incised with garment and body details, and the legs are carved with the suggestion of sandals/garment folds. The style is consistent with miniature Egyptian sculpture in hardstone. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or Greek/Coptic/Arabic text are visible in this image.

religious New Kingdom, Ramesside period (cautious estimate based on catalogue subject; exact reign/date not confirmable from the image alone) good
Deities unknown deity (appears to be a goddess or divine figure)
Materials carnelianpolished stone

Inscriptions (3)

Inscription #1

English description

[Transcription] Rameses Mery-Amun;
Inscription #2

English description

[Translation] Rameses Beloved of Amun;
Inscription #3

English description

[Translation] Lord of the Two Lands, User-maat-re, Setep-en-re, Beloved of the Great One of Magic (an epithet of Isis), Lord of the Diadems, Rameses Mery-amun, Beloved of Hathor.

Connections

Deities IsisHathor
Royals Ramesses II
Materials CarnelianPolished Stone

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 42.223 tier-2
  • Walters-id 7815 tier-2

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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.