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New Kingdom, Ramesside
Inscribed on the side with the throne name of Ramesses II in paste inlay, this brick of glazed faience may have been part of a foundation deposit. The remains of an oval depression on the top suggest that it might once have been inlaid with a larger cartouche of the king.
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Title: Glazed stone brick with a cartouche of Ramesses II
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Siptah (KV 47), probably Chamber I, near entrance from H, Davis/Burton excavations, 1913–14
Medium: Stone, glaze
Dimensions: H. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); W.. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.); D. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914
Accession Number: 14.6.221
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