<em>Sunk Relief of Ramessesemperre</em>, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E. or ca. 1213–1204 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 15 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 23 5/8 in. (38.5 x 9 x 60 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1315. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1315_view2_PS9.jpg)

Sunk Relief of Ramessesemperre, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E. or ca. 1213–1204 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 15 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 23 5/8 in. (38.5 x 9 x 60 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1315. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1315_view2_PS9.jpg)

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Sunk Relief of Ramessesemperre

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

MEDIUM Limestone, pigment

Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E. or ca. 1213–1204 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 19

PERIOD New Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 15 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 23 5/8 in. (38.5 x 9 x 60 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 35.1315

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

PROVENANCE Probably from the tomb of Ramesesemperre, Saqqara, Egypt; before 1810, possibly 1766, acquired by Jean-Baptiste Antoine Rast de Maupas of Lyon, France; between 1810 and 1823, provenance not yet documented; by 1823, acquired by Leonard Joseph Prunelle de Lière of Grenoble, France; between 1823 and 1934, provenance not yet documented; by 1934, acquired by Emile Blaise of Beaune, France; September 22, 1934, purchased from Emile Blaise by Brummer Galleries, New York, NY (P11037); June 17, 1935, purchased from Brummer Galleries by Jean Capart for the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Oblong, limestone, sunk relief of Ramessesemperre, Fan-bearer on the right of the king, kneeling before small table of offerings worshipping the cow-headed Hathor, seated at right. Six columns of inscriptions. Condition: General condition good. Entire surface worn. Minor chips. Brown stains on man's body probably remains of paint. Remains of blue pigment in hieroglyphs and on Hathor's body.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

CAPTION Sunk Relief of Ramessesemperre, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.E. or ca. 1213–1204 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 15 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 23 5/8 in. (38.5 x 9 x 60 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1315. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1315_view2_PS9.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 35.1315_view2_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016

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