Door Jamb
Object Number:
E17527
Current Location:
Egypt (Sphinx) Gallery
Provenience:
Egypt
Memphis (Egypt)
Locus:
Palace
Period:
New Kingdom
Nineteenth Dynasty
Date Made:
1213-1204 BC
Early Date:
-1213
Late Date:
-1204
Section:
Egyptian
Materials:
Limestone
Technique:
Sunk relief
Iconography:
King
Merneptah
Smiting
Enemy
Lioness
Description:
King Merenptah is shown in a smiting pose defeating Asiatic enemies. The lioness bounds forward to assist. The King is flanked by an anthropomorphic standard bearing a hieroglyphic text. Before the king are 2 columns of text with his names in cartouches. Above the smiting scene are the ends of two columns of large hieroglyphs. The king wears the crown of upper and lower Egypt. The scene is historical, for Merenptah's armies fought in theLevant, but also symbolic. It represents the royal ideology of pharaoh dominant over all foreigners and provides magical protection against supernatural evil that might enter through the side doorway in which the jamb was set.
Height:
118cm
Width:
56cm
Depth:
10cm
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Searching for Ancient Egypt: (1997 - 1997)
Man and Animals: Living, Working and Changing Together (04 Oct 1984 - 30 Mar 1985)
Bibliography:
[Book] Silverman, David P. 1997. Searching for Ancient Egypt: Art, Architecture and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 166/50A
[Book] Thomas, Nancy. The American Discovery of Ancient Egypt. : Page/Fig./Plate: 186-187/87
[Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 24/14
[Book] Porter, Bertha. Rosalind Moss. 1964. The Theban Necropolis Vol II. Vol II. Part 2. : Page/Fig./Plate: 856
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