Relief depicting Ramesses II with a ritual vessel. Relief shows the king in right profile; preserved face and part of a wig with a hanging uraeus. Around the neck is a wide, smooth necklace. In the hands are a hes vase and a possible incense burner not preserved. Iconography: uraeus, ibes wig, ritual vessels, king; religious scenes, sacred and Egyptian architecture. Maker: Ramesses II ruler of Egypt; ca. 1279–1213 BC. Date: c. 1279–1213 BC; New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty reign of Ramesses II. Provenance/site of discovery: Faras; place of creation: Aksha. Type: architectural element, bas-relief. Dimensions: height 33.5 cm, width 54 cm, depth 23 cm; weight 49.5 kg., A large textured rock slab fills the image against a plain gray background, showing a rough, weathered surface in shades of brown, tan, beige, and hints of gray, with a few darker brown patches and subtle lighter areas; the stone has an uneven, pitted texture with several rounded depressions and a group of circular holes bored int...
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Relief depicting Ramesses II with a ritual vessel. Relief shows the king in right profile; preserved face and part of a wig with a hanging uraeus. Around the neck is a wide, smooth necklace. In the hands are a hes vase and a possible incense burner not preserved. Iconography: uraeus, ibes wig, ritual vessels, king; religious scenes, sacred and Egyptian architecture. Maker: Ramesses II ruler of Egypt; ca. 1279–1213 BC. Date: c. 1279–1213 BC; New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty reign of Ramesses II. Provenance/site of discovery: Faras; place of creation: Aksha. Type: architectural element, bas-relief. Dimensions: height 33.5 cm, width 54 cm, depth 23 cm; weight 49.5 kg., A large textured rock slab fills the image against a plain gray background, showing a rough, weathered surface in shades of brown, tan, beige, and hints of gray, with a few darker brown patches and subtle lighter areas; the stone has an uneven, pitted texture with several rounded depressions and a group of circular holes bored into its face, the edges are irregular and worn, and the underside rests on a slightly darker base area.

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Relief depicting Ramesses II ritual vessel king right profile preserved face part wig hanging uraeus neck wide smooth necklace hands hes vase possible incense burner preserved Iconography uraeus ibes wig ritual vessels religious scenes sacred Egyptian architecture Maker Ramesses II ruler Egypt ca 1279–1213 Bc Date c New Kingdom 19th Dynasty reign Provenance site discovery Faras place creation Aksha Type architectural element bas-relief Dimensions height 33.5 cm width 54 cm depth 23 cm weight 49.5 kg large textured rock slab fills image plain gray background showing rough weathered surface shades brown tan beige hints gray darker brown patches subtle lighter areas stone uneven pitted texture several rounded depressions group circular holes bored face edges irregular worn underside rests slightly darker base area.

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