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Relief of Ramesses I

Period:
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty:
Dynasty 19
Reign:
reign of Seti I
Date:
ca. 1295–1294 B.C.
Geography:
Country of Origin Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Temple of Sety I, north of NE corner, Chapel of Ramesses I
Medium:
Limestone
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911
Accession Number:
11.155.3c

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 129

  • Description

    The south wall of his temple at Abydos depicts Ramesses I and his family presenting offerings to Osiris. The upper register (now lost) showed Ramesses leading four young bulls to "Osiris Onnophris." In the lower register, Ramesses is shown "making incense and libation" over offerings piled before the shrine of "Osiris, lord of continuity, great god at home in Abydos." Behind the statue of Osiris stand the goddesses Isis and Hathor. Ramesses is accompanied by his queen, Sitre who shakes two sistra. Behind her was a procession of men and women holding bouquets.
    Ramesses I was the first king of Dynasty 19 who ascended the throne as an old man and was soon succeeded by his son, Seti I. Most of the monuments dedicated to Ramesses I, including this one, were build or completed by his son.

  • Provenance

    Discovered at Abydos near the temple of Sety I, 1910. Purchased by J. P. Morgan and presented to the Metropolitan Museum, 1911.

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