File:Day 26 - Red Granite 'Atef'-Crown of Ramesses II (8218631144).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(612 × 612 pixels, file size: 138 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description

'Atef'-Crown of Ramesses II (Acc. 1783)

This is the crown from a twice-lifesize, red granite statue of Ramesses II in the form of the god Osiris. This is the 'atef' crown usually worn by Osiris, the god of the dead and rebirth, but was also worn by the king during certain rituals. The crown is depicted with a ram's horns, a tall central element, and feathers on the sides. A falcon supporting the back of the crown represents Horus, the god of kingship. On the back of the statue, an inscription gives the names and titles of Ramesses II and refers to his 'heb-sed', or jubilee festival.

This piece measures 70.5x49.5cm and dates to Dynasty 19, the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1279-1213 BC). It was disvovered in Koptos (Qift), Upper Egypt, and was donated to the Manchester Museum in 1893-4 by Mr Jesse Haworth.
Date
Source Day 26 - Red Granite 'Atef'-Crown of Ramesses II
Author akhenatenator

Licensing

[edit]
Creative Commons CC-Zero This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

This image was originally posted to Flickr by akhenatenator at https://flickr.com/photos/86012097@N08/8218631144 (archive). It was reviewed on 18 December 2017 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

18 December 2017

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current11:20, 18 December 2017Thumbnail for version as of 11:20, 18 December 2017612 × 612 (138 KB)Donald Trung (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Day_26_-_Red_Granite_%27Atef%27-Crown_of_Ramesses_II_(8218631144).jpg&oldid=892847666"