Lg Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Offering Cup Ramesses
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The text reads: "Ramesses, the Ruler of Justice is Re, beloved of Amun (Ra-msi-sw, HqA-mAat-ra, mri Imn), (beloved of) Osiris, the Lord of Rosetau".
Details in the cartouche reveal that the pharaoh in question is Ramesses IV. For this writing of his name see Jürgen von Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (2nd edition, Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 1999), p. 169, E1.
Rosetau (Ra-Setjau, literally "Entrance of the underground corridors", originally referring to the tombs and later also to the passages in the underworld) was both the name of the necropolis of Giza and Sakkara and one of the general indications for the other world. Usually it was the funerary god Sokar who was called Lord of Rosetau, but frequently other funerary gods like Osiris were also mentioned.
Robert Steven Bianchi (in Friedman 1998, p. 198) remarks that the colour of such funerary vessels (blue, green, or turquoise) was chosen because of its symbolic associations with resurrection and rebirth.
This offering cup is relatively large, being 6.2 cm in diameter. Usually cups are much more narrow than this one, with an average diameter of circa 3.5 - 4.5 cm. A magnificent and large example with a wonderful colour!
Dating: New Kingdom, 20th dynasty, reign of Ramesses IV, ca. 1152-1145 B.C.
Literature: Florence Dunn Friedman (ed.), Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience (London, Thames and Hudson, 1998), p. 96 and p. 198, no. 57.
Provenance: Ex Belgian private collection P.D.S.; previously French private collection, acquired 1950-1955; accompanied by an export licence, issued by the French Ministry of Culture on 7 February 2001.
This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.
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