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Limestone relief block of Ramesses II wearing the White Crown, a jubilee relief from his temple at Herakleopolis

Limestone relief block of Ramesses II wearing the White Crown, a jubilee relief from his temple at Herakleopolis

A limestone block from Ramesses II's temple at Herakleopolis showing a king's head in profile in the tall White Crown, with a cartouche on a separate strip at the right and a frieze of repeated upright signs above. The Museum titles it a jubilee relief: the king's festival of renewal, which Ramesses II celebrated again and again.

Date
0000
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Ramesses II's temple workshops at Herakleopolis (Ihnasya el-Medina)
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Country
New Kingdom Egypt
Medium
Artwork
Issuer type
State
Regime
New Kingdom Egypt
Leader
Ramesses II
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Commemorate
Themes
Religion, Elections and party politics
Techniques
Transfer
Regime
New Kingdom Egypt
Leader
Ramesses II
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access), retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain (The Met Open Access, CC0; isPublicDomain true in the Met API; object about 3,200 years old)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905 (05.4.256), Open Access

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