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Fragment of a block with the Sheshonq cartouche; Sheshonq ruler of Egypt; ca. 945–715 BC. Cartouches are ovals of double-wound rope signifying protection; a fragment of the relief shows the cartouche of Pharaoh Sheshonq of the 22nd Dynasty. It is unknown whether this refers to the dynasty's founder the biblical Shishak or to one of four other rulers of this name. Royal cartouches and hieroglyphic texts could be written vertically or horizontally; the characters inside this cartouche point left, indicating the pharaoh's figure faced the same direction. ca. 945–ca. 735 BC; Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, Egypt. Bas-relief; height 15.5 cm, width 13 cm, depth 6 cm, weight 1.138 kg., A rough triangular fragment of dark stone with lighter carved grooves forms a rounded rectangular motif on its face; the stone surface shows a speckled texture with visible grain and uneven edges, and the carved lines create stacked horizontal shapes and small rounded depressions within the motif, with some shallow worn areas and chips along the top edge. The colors visible are dark gray and black stone with lighter gray or off-white carved lines and a neutral light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_258

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17.2Mo (1.0Mo) / 16.9cm x 25.5cm / 2000 x 3008 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fragment block Sheshonq cartouche Sheshonq ruler Egypt ca 945–715 Bc Cartouches ovals double-wound rope signifying protection fragment relief cartouche Pharaoh Sheshonq 22nd Dynasty unknown whether refers dynasty's founder biblical Shishak four rulers name Royal cartouches hieroglyphic texts written vertically horizontally characters inside cartouche point left indicating pharaoh's figure faced direction 945–ca 735 Bc Third Intermediate Period Bas-relief height 15.5 cm width 13 cm depth 6 cm weight 1.138 kg rough triangular fragment dark stone lighter carved grooves forms rounded rectangular motif face stone surface speckled texture visible grain uneven edges carved lines create stacked horizontal shapes small rounded depressions within motif shallow worn areas chips top edge colors visible dark gray black stone lighter gray off-white lines neutral light gray background.