Ramesses II pectoral
A vulture and a cobra stand side by side within the frame in the form of a temple pylon topped by a grooved cornice. They share a single set of outspread wings. These animals are Nekhbet and Wadjet, patrons and goddesses of Upper and Lower Egypt. A ram-headed bird over them, also with outstretched wings, is a form of the solar god. Ramesses II's king or throne name is written in a cartouche above what is already a dense composition. Finally, two djed pillars fill in the lower corners of the rectangular frame; they symbolize stability and the rebirth of Osiris.
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Inscriptions on the Monument
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Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )
Wsr-mAat-ra stp-n-ra
Translation
Wser maat Re setep n re (Ramses II).
| Catalogue de l'exposition Egyptomania, (Paris, 1993), p. 352-353 |
| Catalogue de l'exposition Gold der Pharaonen, (Vienne, 2001), p. 92-93, notice n 99. |
| Ch. Ziegler, "l'Egypte pharaonique: l'exemple des bijoux du Sérapeum", Actes du colloque Cornaline et pierres précieuses. La Méditerranée, de l'Antiquité à l'Islam, Paris, 1999, p. 15-41 |
| H.W. Müller et E. Thiem, L'Or de l'Egypte ancienne, (Paris, 2000), p. 196, fig. 414 |