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THE PROPERTY FROM A GENTLEMAN'S COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CUP OF RAMESSES II
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, 1290-1224 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CUP OF RAMESSES II
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1290-1224 B.C.
Of a tapering cylindrical shape with an off-set foot and rim, inscribed in black glaze with hieroglyphic text within a rectangular frame, reading "The lord of the two lands, Wesir-Maat-Re, the lord of appearances in glory, Mery-Amun, Ramesses, the one beloved of Osiris, the lord of the necropolis"
2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm) high
New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX, 1290-1224 B.C.
Of a tapering cylindrical shape with an off-set foot and rim, inscribed in black glaze with hieroglyphic text within a rectangular frame, reading "The lord of the two lands, Wesir-Maat-Re, the lord of appearances in glory, Mery-Amun, Ramesses, the one beloved of Osiris, the lord of the necropolis"
2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm) high
Provenance
Antiquities, Christie's New York, 2 June 1995, lot 147