Original Egyptian(?) Art

Bought this at an estate sale I help set up and put on over the past couple weeks. Being the sucker for anything horse....

The paper is not delicate, but it'd rip very easy if handled wrong.
Not sure what it is, looks like corn husks?

Could anyone date it or tell me anything about it?

 

That would be papyrus....

 

painting papyrus egypt ramses chariot

 

Wow, I didn't even think of Ramses

Thank you for the info!
Going to try and find out what it says

 

As Lauragarnet mentions, it appears to be a relatively common souvenir item, not old; as in her link or http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=payrus+ramses+chariot&FORM=HDRSC2

The image appears to be taken from a box belonging to King Tutankhamen; available hand-painted on genuine papyrus for around $10; see http://egyptiangiftshop.net/Egyptian-Gifts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=235

Translation: I believe it includes the cartouche of King Tutankhamen, and probably a description of him "fighting the Asians."

Here's an an article about the hieroglyphic alphabet http://www.virtual-egypt.com/newhtml/hieroglyphics/sample/alphabet.htm
and a detailed treatise:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs

 

Thanks! The estate was that of a lady who was a professor at UGA and traveled all over the world. She had a bunch of Jade and ivory pieces, but not much from Egypt or the middle east area.

 

Hi,
Do not be bothered. They were all the rage as tourist pieces the last 30 years. I have several stuffed in books somewhere.
greg

 

Agree, I have an identical one framed that was bought at the gift shop of the "Wonders Series: Ramses The Great Exhibition," Convention Center, Memphis, TN in 1987. Here is the description that was attached to it:

"Ramesses on Chariot"

"This is a war scene with Ramses ... in his chariot with his horses charging forward and he’s ready with his bow and arrow. There are many of such scenes from the Battle of Qadesh, which he fought with the Hittites. This was a great victory for him and so he had many carvings made on temples. After this. he had made a treaty with them and ensure this agreement by marrying two of the Hittite princesses. Rameses the second is most well known for his monumental construction."

Believe in 1987 our daughter paid around $35.00 for it. It came framed. In 2006, just the the papyrus pic without frame were selling for around $10.00 on the web.

--- Susan

 

Yes; one of the online sales sites indicated the image was taken from a box belonging to King Tut; but the image is of Ramses, not Tut.

 

Thanks for all the information! Im not bothered as I only paid $5 for it.
Ill find a frame and a spot for it and smile when I see it