This head with its nemes headcloth and dressed uraeus has been broken at the neck. Even though it cannot be proven, it may well be a youthful portrait of Ramesses II. The stripes on the headcloth were once painted yellow, but on the left they were never executed. The face has narrow eyes below naturalistically formed lids and brows. The mouth is small and shows a faint smile, which adds much to the overall impression of the face. The highly placed ears are distinctive, with the lobes of both ears pierced. The chin bears the remains of the royal ceremonial beard.
Roeder, G., Die Denkmäler des Pelizaeus-Museums zu Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1921, S. 79-80, Abb. 24.
Kayser, H., Die ägyptischen Altertümer im Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1973, S. 71, Abb. 60.
Seipel, W., Bilder für die Ewigkeit : 3000 Jahre ägyptischer Kunst, Konstanz 1983, Kat.-Nr. 86.
Seipel, W., Gott - Mensch - Pharao : Viertausend Jahre Menschenbild in der Skulptur des alten Ägypten, Wien 1992, Kat.-Nr. 107.
Eggebrecht, A. (Hrsg.), Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim : Die ägyptische Sammlung, Hildesheim - Mainz 1993, Abb. 65.
Porter, B. & Moss, R.L.B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings, vol. VIII : Objects of provenance not known, Oxford 1999, S. 96.
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