Limestone Relief with the Cartouche of Ramesses II

Culture: Egypt

Period: New Kingdom, 19th dynasty, 1279-1213 B.C.

Material: Limestone

Dimensions: 30.8 cm high

Price: 10 000 Euro

Ref: 1511

Provenance: US private collection Donald Wonder (1938-2023), acquired prior to 1998. With a copy of an inventory list, listing the relief under the number 27.

Condition: Unrestored

Description: Large and heavy fragment of a limestone relief depicting the right part of the cartouche of Ramesses II. Mentioned is his birth name, whereby the sequence of the hieroglyphs does not exactly follow the reading. Due to reverence reasons the two deities Re (or Ra) and Amun – facing each other – are positioned above the profane signs. The complete text reads: “Ramesses-su Meri-Amun”, which means “Ramesses, loved by Amun”. The hieroglyphs are set by an oval cartouche tied into a shen ring, which stands for the duration and infinite recurrence of cyclical time. The god Horus in form of a falcon is depicted on the left side. He looks to the right and wears the pschent, the double crown, which identifies him as the ruler of Upper- and Lower Egypt. Mounted.