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Egyptian

Votive Head of a King, reign of Ptolemy II, 285-246 BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Votive Head of a King, reign of Ptolemy II

Year

285-246 BCE

Medium

Limestone

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

Height: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 inches)

Type

Credit

Museum purchase: Gift of Mrs. Gilman Angier

Object Number

1986.157

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Egyptian Galleries

The gifts or votive offerings made to gods in their temples and shrines could include plaster or limestone heads of kings. This figure's slight smile, full cheeks, and wide eyes date him to the Ptolemaic period, while his headdress identifies him as a king. Traces of pigment remain under the chin and on the left side of the headdress, beneath the ear.

Use

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