Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion

Object Label
All three of these rings probably belonged to nobility or other private persons, not to royalty, The small bronze signet ring has the prenomen, or throne name, of Ramesses II. The scarab ring lacks his prenomen but has an associated epithet ("Beloved Of Amun") and his nomen, or birth name (Ramesses).
On the large silver-tin alloy signet ring the prenomen of Ramesses IV appears—Hekama'at-re' ("Re Is the Ruler of Ma'at"). In the lower half are several hieroglyphs—djed("stability"), hes ("praise"), and hetep ("peace" or "satisfaction")—that probably serve a decorative or amuletic function because they do not comprise a logical text. Likewise, the semi-hemispherical nb hieroglyph at the bottom was probably employed simply because its shape conveniently fit the oval.
Caption
Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion, ca. 1870. Polychrome and metallic pigments on wood, 42 × 3 1/2 × 69 in. (106.7 × 8.9 × 175.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Carll H. de Silver Fund, 70.97.2. Creative Commons-BY
Collection
Collection
Title
Section of a Ceiling from the Narinjistan Mansion
Date
ca. 1870
Geography
Place made: Shiraz, Iran
Medium
Polychrome and metallic pigments on wood
Classification
Dimensions
42 × 3 1/2 × 69 in. (106.7 × 8.9 × 175.3 cm)
Credit Line
Carll H. de Silver Fund
Accession Number
70.97.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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