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330-30 B.C.
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A PTOLEMAIC PERIOD LIMESTONE RELIEF
330-30 b.c.
Carved in low sunk relief, preserving a lion-headed and two human-headed deities, the gatekeepers of the underworld, standing in profile to the right, each holding a knife, their headdresses surmounted by a feather, with hieroglyphic text to the left of each deity, a frieze of stars and a band of hieroglyphics above
15 in. (39.4 cm) long
330-30 b.c.
Carved in low sunk relief, preserving a lion-headed and two human-headed deities, the gatekeepers of the underworld, standing in profile to the right, each holding a knife, their headdresses surmounted by a feather, with hieroglyphic text to the left of each deity, a frieze of stars and a band of hieroglyphics above
15 in. (39.4 cm) long