Caption

Fragment of a block with the Sheshonq cartouche;, Sheshonq ruler of Egypt; ca. 945–735 BC, ca. 945–735 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, Egypt. Bas-relief, cartouche with hieroglyphs; royal names enclosed in an oval cartouche double-wound rope signifying protection. A fragment of the relief shows the cartouche of Pharaoh Sheshonq; it is uncertain whether this refers to the dynasty founder biblical Shishak or one of four other rulers of this name. Hieroglyphic texts could be written vertically or horizontally; the characters inside the cartouche point to the left, indicating the pharaoh's figure faced the same direction. Dimensions: height 15.5 cm, width 13 cm, depth 6 cm; weight 1.138 kg., A roughly triangular, textured rock with a rough, speckled surface sits upright on a flat surface; the rock displays a mottled pattern of gray, black, white, and beige tones with a small irregular patch of reddish-brown near its upper-middle area, and the background and base surface are smooth shades of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_257

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Keywords

Fragment block Sheshonq cartouche Sheshonq ruler Egypt ca 945–735 Bc Third Intermediate Period 22nd Dynasty Bas-relief cartouche hieroglyphs royal names enclosed oval cartouche double-wound rope signifying protection fragment relief Pharaoh Sheshonq uncertain whether refers dynasty founder biblical Shishak four rulers name Hieroglyphic texts written vertically horizontally characters inside cartouche point left indicating pharaoh's figure faced direction Dimensions height 15.5 cm width 13 cm depth 6 cm weight 1.138 kg roughly triangular textured rock rough speckled surface sits upright flat surface rock displays mottled pattern gray black white beige tones small irregular patch reddish-brown near upper-middle area background base surface smooth shades gray.