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Temple Relief of a Deity

Temple Relief of a Deity

360–246 BCE
(715–332 BCE), Dynasty 30–Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
limestone
Overall: 47.3 x 41 cm (18 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1972.45
Location: 107 Egyptian

Description

The almond-shaped eye, snub nose, full cheeks, smiling mouth, and ball.shaped chin are characteristic of Dynasty 30 and the early Ptolemaic Dynasty, when a bolder, fleshier, more three-dimensional style of modeling was introduced. A favorite form of temple decoration during this period was a row of seated deities. This figure was the last in a row of gods facing right, for directly behind him is a dividing line and the slight remains of the vulture headdress, wig, and shoulder of a seated goddess, evidently the last in a row facing the opposite direction. At either end of the complete scene was probably a standing figure of the king presenting offerings.
  • Provenance unknown but probably the Delta. Purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mallon and Milton Girod.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 11 archive.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 457; Mentioned: p. 457-8
  • Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
    CMA, 27 February-18 March 1973, The Year in Review for 1972, cat.: CMA Bulletin 40, no. 3 (March 1973), no. 5, illus. p. 66
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