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Wall carving at the Ramesseum, Thebes, Egypt 1860-82
Albumen print | 27.5 x 21.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2581481
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Photograph of stone wall carvings of figures, with hieroglyphic explanations; edge of column, extreme right. Annotation below photograph: 'R2 offering to Amman Ra and Maut ; beneath, all of his 119 children, 60 sons & 59 daughters ; the 14th son Menephthah (name in cartouche) his successor on throne'.
Provenance
Album compiled by the Reverend J N Dalton (1839-1931) and presented to King George V
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
27.5 x 21.4 cm (image)
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Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
R2 offering to Amman Ra and Maut ; beneath, all of his 119 children, 60 sons & 59 daughters ; the 14th son Menephthah (name in cartouche) his successor on throne. [The Cruise of H.M.S. Bacchante 1879-1882, Volume VIII, Egypt].