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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1969W3638 |
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Collection: | Antiquities - Ancient Egypt |
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Notes | This plaque is carved with a cartouche containing one of the names of pharaoh Ramesses II. Egyptian kings had five official names.Royal names were written inside cartouches which depict loops made up of a coil of rope with the ends tied together and arranged to form a straight line at one end. They perhaps symbolise the king as being ruler of everything which the sun encircles. Ramesses II was one of the longest reigning pharaohs. He had many colossal statues of himself carved and built many temples including the two at Abu Simbel. He fought the Hittites at the battle of Kadesh. | Presented by the Trustees of the Wellcome Trust, 1969. |
Further Information | Reign: | King Ramesses II |
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Production Period: | New Kingdom |
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Material(s): | Wood |
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Place of Origin: | Egypt |
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Place of Excavation: | Egypt |
Dimensions | Height: | 110 mm |
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Width: | 70 mm |
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Depth: | 15 mm |
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