The above listed item is from the New Kingdom Period,(1182-1151 B.C.E.) 20th Dynasty as a guideline. This lovely and rare "Ramesses the III'd Battle Relief" was carved from Black Granite. We acquired this incredible item from a select private collection and its provenance is from Luxor, Egypt. The reason for the item being available is due to the vast extent of archeological findings, thousands of years in Egyptian burials and also the proliferation of these said items in older private collections worldwide. "Ramesses III" Ramesses III, Heqaiunu "Ruler of Heliopolis", Usermaatre Meryamun, which means "Powerful is the Justice of Re, Beloved of Amun". He was considered the last of the great Pharaohs on the throne of Egypt. Ramesses III's father was his immediate predecessor, a relatively unknown king named Setnakhte. However, though the originator of what Egyptologists refer to as the 20th Dynasty, he may actually have been a grandson of the famous Ramesses II. Ramesses III probably served a short co-regency with him because of a rock-chapel near Deir el-Medina that was dedicated to both his father and Ramesses III. Ramesses III's mother was Queen Tiy-Merenese. He had a number of wives, including Isis, Titi and Tiy, as well as a number of sons including the next three rulers of Egypt, Ramesses IV and Ramesses VI. We only know of one possible daughter named Titi. However, despite his apparently long reign lasting some 31 years and 41 days according to the Great Harris Papyrus, little is known about the royal family. The first few years of Ramesses III's reign began quietly. Ramesses III ruled at a time when the outside world of the Mediterranean was in turmoil-it saw the Trojan Was, the fall of Mycenae and agreat surge of refugees from other lands that would eventually land on the shores of Egypt during his reign. In his fifth year as ruler, Egypt was attacked by Libyans and two other groups of people known as the Mshwesh and the Seped. Ramesses III easily dealt with this threat, annihilating many, and making slaves of the rest. The displaced foreigners of the Mediterranean, also known as the Sea People, consisted of the Peleset (Philistines), Tjeker, Shekelesh (possibly Sikels from Sicily), Weshesh and the Denyen or Dardany, who could have been the Danaoi of Homer's Iliad. They eventually attacked and tried to invade Egypt by land and by sea. With great military skill Ramesses III was able to defeat them in all of the waged battles over several years. Ramesses III had his fight against the Sea People documented on the outer wall of the Second Pylon, north side, of his mortuary temple at Medinet Habu. It is the longest hieroglyphic inscription known to us. It is thought that Ramesses III likely died at the hands of his Queen Tiy, her son Pentewer and 40 others in the royal court, who were condemned to suicide after his death. Some scholars believe it was at the hands of the conspirators while others believe it was not related to the plot. Regardless, his death signaled the coming end of the New Kingdom.