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Votive Relief of a King

305–246 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty

(305–30 BCE)
Medium
limestone
Measurements
Overall: 13.6 x 8.9 x 1.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.665
Public Domain
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Location
107 Egyptian
Print

Description

Trial pieces—carved on limestone flakes, or ostraca—and sculptors' models allow us to see how the ancient Egyptian artist approached his work. Showing the profile of a king in relief, this piece is a masterpiece in its own right, and was probably meant to be copied.
A tan limestone relief sculpture depicts a figure's head in profile, facing right. They have a large, outlined eye, a straight nose, and lips that turn faintly upward. A detailed ear appears on the side of the head. The figure wears a headpiece featuring parallel grooves and a coiled snake at the forehead. The weathered stone surface shows small marks and fragmented edges along the top and right side.

Votive Relief of a King

305–246 BCE

Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)

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