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Inscribed limestone column drum

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7330-7340

Limestone column drum; inscribed, [possibly with cartouche of Ramesses II (Dynasty 19)], trace of red and blue paint. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_27-4-1276
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Columns and pillars
  • Findspot
    On top of mastaba G 7330-7340: G 7340
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Width: top: 32 cm x 32 cm; bottom: 38 cm x 38 cm Length: 90 cm Diameter: top: 32 cm x 32 cm; bottom: 38 cm x 38 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/03/1927
  • Owner
    Ramesses II

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Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 27, 70-72 (misidentified as 27-7-1276).

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Ancient People

  • Ramesses II

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks King during Dynasty 19 of ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom; ruled nearly 67 years and fathered over 100 children. Ramses fought a number of battles against foreign enemies, such as the Hittites and the Nubians, and built many temples and other monuments throughout Egypt and Nubia. Despite ruling over a thousand years after the pyramids were built and being buried far to the south in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, there is evidence that Ramses may have done some building, restoring, and/or usurping of earlier monuments at Giza. Prenomen: Usermaatre Setepenre.