Lower Part of a Granite Doorjamb from a Temple of Ramesses II
Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (ca. 1279-1213 B.C.)
Red Granite, from Thebes, MMA Excavations
Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1913
(From a Flicker photographer who captured the info card) "This colossal structure, erected in commemoration of one of Ramesses II's royal jubilees, consists of two offering scenes, set one above the other. In the upper scene Ramesses II is depicted presenting drink offerings to Amen-Re in the form of Kamutef "Bull of his Mother," who was identified with the fertility god Min. In the lower scene the king is making a prayer for offerings to patron of the royal jubilee." |