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Votive Relief of a King
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVotive Relief of a King, 305–246 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Limestone; overall: 13.6 x 8.9 x 1.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.665
