 | | An Egyptian granite head of Ramesses II wearing the blue crown, 19th dynasty 1279-1213 B.C. Representing the king early in his reign, resting against a rectangular back pillar with two fragmentary columns of inscription in sunk relief, and wearing the Blue Crown covered with dotted roundels, the coiled uraeus with tail trailing in a slender line over the top, his face with mouth indented at the corners, large eyes with incised folds on the upper lids, long cosmetic lines flaring slightly at the ends, and long contoured eyebrows; image credit on full record. |
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Stone; Egyptian, 19th Dynasty, Head of Ramesses II With Blue Crown, Granite, 7 inch.
An [Egyptian] granite head of Ramesses II wearing the blue crown, 19th dynasty, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 B.C. Representing the king early in hi... [more detail available via subscription]
p4A Item D9699808
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Egypt |
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stone |
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1279 BC - 1213 BC |
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