PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODEL
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Representing a pharaoh wearing the nemes-crown and a uraeus, squares marked out, with additional carved relief of Isis on the back, 12.9 cm. high; and a painted limestone head of Bes with tongue protruding, traces of red painted gesso, circa 4th-1st Century B.C., 13.6 cm. high (2)
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Representing a pharaoh wearing the nemes-crown and a uraeus, squares marked out, with additional carved relief of Isis on the back, 12.9 cm. high; and a painted limestone head of Bes with tongue protruding, traces of red painted gesso, circa 4th-1st Century B.C., 13.6 cm. high (2)
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s or early 1970s.
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