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La Souveraine
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LOUVRE MUSEUM x REUNION DES MUSÉES NATIONAUX, based on an AN…
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177
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LOUVRE MUSEUM x REUNION DES MUSÉES NATIONAUX, based on an AN…
See original version (French)
Estimate €30 - €50
Voluntary lot
Description
LOUVRE MUSEUM x REUNION DES MUSÉES NATIONAUX, based on an ANTIQUE, double-sided stele - Ramses II depicted as a child / , resin reproduction based on the famous limestone stele dating from the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1069 BC), with a black marble plinth - Approx. 20 x 15 x 5 cm (stains)
FRONT – ROYAL AND DIVINE FACE: Ramses II as a child seated on a cushion in the shape of the sign of the horizon (Akhet). Canonical pose of the child-god: finger to the mouth, pleated loincloth, child’s lock of hair (chepesh), diadem, earrings, bracelet. Hieroglyphic inscription of the coronation name. Affirmation of divine lineage and pharaonic legitimacy — this is a theological, not a biographical, context.
REVERSE – VOTIVE AND PRIVATE SIDE: Scene of worship: a private individual standing, wearing a high loincloth and a chenep necklace, in a posture of worship facing Ptah standing on his plinth. The dedicant may be Paser (gap in the inscription), a high-ranking official during the reign of Ramses II. A realm of personal devotion — the devotee stands before his patron god.
COMMENTARY: The front side articulates royal theology (Ramses, son of Ra, predestined), whilst the reverse side depicts personal piety (a man facing Ptah, the creator god and patron of craftsmen, and guardian deity of Memphis). Both sides superimpose the royal cosmos and private devotion, a pattern characteristic of New Kingdom votive stelae in the Theban region and at Deir el-Medina.
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The Sovereign
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