Statue
| Object Number: | E635 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Egypt (Mummies Gallery) Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt Heracleopolis |
| Locus: | Vestibule of the Temple of Herishef |
| Period: | New Kingdom Nineteenth Dynasty |
| Date Made: | 1292 - 1190 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1293 |
| Late Date: | -1189 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Quartzite |
| Iconography: | Ramesses II |
| Height: | 243.84 cm |
| Length: | 149 cm |
| Width: | 74 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, Subscription of Mrs. John Harrison, 1892 |
| Other Number: | ES635 - Original Number |
Description
Heroic seated statue of Ramses II. Enthroned king has traces of red on flesh and wears blue / yellow striped Nemes headddress. Deep cut inscriptions on the throne and base bear the names and titles of Ramses II: on the base he is said to be beloved of Herishef; perhaps usurped by Ramses II from an earlier statue of the Middle Kingdom. Throne bears traces of ancient carving error. The carver put signs the wrong way round on the left side of the throne and covered his mistake with plaster filling; cut 2 new signs over it facing in the correct direction. Plaster was mistakenly picked out once it was on display at museum, exposing error.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wegner, Jennifer H., and Wegner, Josef W. 2015. The Sphinx That Traveled To Philadelphia.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Press. pg. 239 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 211/8.35a,b | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 22/10 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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| [Book] Miller, Philippus. A Statue of Ramesses II in the University Museum, Philadelphia.. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. Vol. 25. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 1-7 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. ed. 1st. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 99, fig. 88 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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